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Diptera.info :: mysterious insect with tuft =>Certatopogonidae
Posted by
Maik Hausotte
on 24-08-2021 19:23
#1
Hello!
Can you give this fly from August 20, 2021 (from Leipzig, Saxony, Germany) a name?
I have never seen such a strange insect before.
Best regards,
Maik
Edited by
Maik Hausotte
on 24-08-2021 19:35
Posted by
Xespok
on 24-08-2021 19:26
#2
This is a male Ceratopoginid midge, maybe Forcipomyia, but others will surely correct me. Change the title to Certatopogonidae.
Posted by
Maik Hausotte
on 24-08-2021 19:34
#3
Thank you very much for the quick help. Best regards, Maik