gym wrote:
I think it's a midge. Midges can look a lot like mosquitoes but in general, the midges rest with their front legs elevated, their wings are not as long as their bodies, and their mouth parts are not tube-like. Mosquitoes usually have more proboscis-like mouth parts (even males) and their wings extend over the tip of the abdomen. This is the best photo of this kind of insect that I've ever seen.
". . . midges can be easily confused with mosquitoes, since midges are small, between ⅛- ½ inches in length. However, midges lack scales on their wings and do not have a piercing mouthpart, like mosquitoes. Adult midges are