Net-winged midge (Apistomyia elegans), a rare insect whose larvae develop in clear mountain streams, feeding on streamside umbel flowers, Corsica

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Net-winged midge (Apistomyia elegans), a rare, specialist insect of clear-water mountain streams, feeding on streamside umbel flowers. Corsica, France, June.

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Location: Corsica, France
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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