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Dark-winged fungus gnat

Odontosciara nigra

Description:

These insects have few natural enemies but appear to succumb in large numbers when they appear on ocean shores; hundreds littered the beaches and were floating atop the waves.The females have a variable amount of red on the abdomen.

Habitat:

Topsail Island

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Maria dB
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Maria dB

North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Sep 9, 2014
Submitted on Sep 23, 2014

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