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plecia nearctica

Photo by madisondifato
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32.2566, -80.902

Field Notes

Description:

-small, about the length of my finger nail
-black with reddish colored head
-6 legs
-thin wings
-often found mating even in flight

Habitat:

-found on yellow flower
-found among many other love bugs and bumble bees
-found along swampy area of a pond

Reference Links:

http://www.clemson.edu

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Mr. Chase
Madison Try uploading the same picture for a NEW SPOTTING - the flower is a different species and should not be too hard to identify (HINT: look up goldenrods)

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Bluffton S.O.I.L. Project
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PublishedOctober 20, 2014

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