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Chironimidae
A tiny fly. Less than 1cm. long. Black. The abdomen is long with black and grey stripes. It has pincher like appendages at the end, for clasping on during mating. The wings a transparent. It's antennae are feathery like.
Found in backyard on house wall
Spotted on Mar 12, 2013
Submitted on Apr 13, 2013
2 Comments
@ Keith Roragen. Thank you for the quick ID Keith, and the tidbit of info.
I've added it to my description.
This is a male midge(family:Chironimidae). THe pinchers at the end are used for clasping during mating.