resin gnat

resin gnat
noun or resin midge
Etymology: resin (I)
: any of various small two-winged flies (genus Retinodiplosis) with larvae that injure pine trees by causing an exudation of resin in which they live

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resin gnat,
a small dipterous insect whose larvae live in exuding masses of resin on pine trees and feed on the abraded bark.

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