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Banded Achaea plus passenger a midge

Achaea catella(and the passenger)Midge (Non-biting) Chironomidae

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Species ID Suggestions

Banded Achaea

Achaea catella

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Comments (3)
bayucca
Noctuidae, Catocalinae, Achaea sp. and most probably Achaea catella.
Johan Heyns
HI Altha, it's not a mosquito, it is a non-biting midge (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/13833004). My opinion is that this is a noctuid moth and not a hawk.

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