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 A pretty 4-winged 'bug?'. Any thoughts. From Lincolnshire UK
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 Barklouse (= barkfly). Psocoptera or Psocodea depending on what classification you like.
 
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 Hi Phil, so you have discovered Barkflies! Not flies though. I have found several species but not yet this one! it looks like Loensia fasciata.

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 Firstly, thanks to John, I hadn't realised some of these were so big; also Janet, according to pictures elsewhere it certainly resembles fasciata.
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