Trichocera annulata, commonly known as the winter gnat, is a species of winter crane fly, of the order Diptera. First described by German entomologist Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1818,
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Winter Gnat being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Trichoceridae
- Genus
- Trichocera
- Species
- Trichocera annulata
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