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Description:

Small black flies mating on a patch of windblown moss (Dicranum scoparium). They have a cream-colored patch on the either the proximal end of each wing, or on the body beneath that part of the wing. Each fly is under 1 cm long.

Habitat:

Seen on the edge of a mixed deciduous forest fragment.

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PublishedApril 24, 2013

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