Highland midge
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| Culicoides impunctatus Goetghebuer, 1920 |
The Highland midge (scientific name: Culicoides impunctatus) is a tiny insect, found in wet places especially in the north-west of Scotland during spring and summer.
Highland midges are well known for gathering in clouds, biting humans, and being extremely annoying. Midges can reach very high numbers and in one study 5 million midges were collected from an area of only two square metres.
[edit] References
- Hendry, George. Midges in Scotland 4th Edition, Mercat Press, Edinburgh, 2003 ISBN 1-84183-062-3
[edit] External links
- Highland midge on Undiscovered Scotland
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