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Black Gnat

Bibio johannis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 126, February 93, March 146, April 229, May 330, June 360, July 385, August 331, September 243, October 182, November 99, December 78.
United States2,601
Alaska2,601
United Kingdom67
England64
Germany43
France27
Finland16
Uusimaa9
Berlin9
Niedersachsen8

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderFlies · Diptera
FamilyMarch Flies · Bibionidae
GenusBibio

Sources

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Practise Black Gnat with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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