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Broad-headed Bug

Hyalymenus longispinus

Photo by James McNair
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Mosquito sized flying bug with large back legs like you find on leaf-footed bug

Habitat:

In my kitchen

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
LivanEscudero
Not a 100% sure because the silhouetted photo. From very curved back legs and overall shape, I think it is this Species Hyalymenus longispinus of Broad headed bug. http://bugguide.net/node/view/107108/bgimage But look through some of the others.
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PublishedApril 8, 2017

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