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Also Known As	turkey gnat • Simuliidae • buffalo gnat

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Black fly (Simuliidae)

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Simulium Cnephia pecuarum Simulium meridionale Nematocera gnat mosquito gall midge midge crane fly biting midge moth fly sand fly March fly phantom midge Fruit fly

wasp. Vespid Wasp (Vespidaea) with antennas and compound eyes drink nectar from a cherry. Hornets largest eusocial wasps, stinging insect in the order Hymenoptera, related to bees. Pollination

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