CLOSED: Is this a large mosquito or some kind of fly? Michigan

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jdubya Rochester, MI Aug 26, 2012

It looks like a mosquito, but I've never seen one this large. It has banding on the legs. I'd say it's roughly twice the size of a tiger mosquito. Thanks!

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flatpickit Charleston, SC Aug 27, 2012

Actually, a mosquito is a type of fly (order Diptera). This does appear to be a mosquito, perhaps a Gallnipper, which is a big one.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/32476

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jdubya Rochester, MI Aug 27, 2012

That's it! Thanks for the info!

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 27, 2012

A semi-beneficial mosquito - its larvae eat other mosquito larvae and the adults have not been proven to vector any human disease...

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