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Fungus Gnat

Description:

Unknown fly with patterned wings. In the second picture there is a mating pair, in which the male seems to be the larger of the two (looking at the eye separation). About 8 mm long. Maybe Sciaridae (Dark Winged Fungus Gnat).

Habitat:

Came to an ultraviolet light in the garden, San Cristobal de Las Casas, 2,200 meters.

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LaurenZarate
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LaurenZarate

Chiapas, Mexico

Spotted on Jul 20, 2014
Submitted on Jul 22, 2014

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