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Dale Greenwalt has been coming to Northwest Montana for the past 15 years to recover ancient insects fossilized in the banks of the Middle Fork of the Flathead. (Photo courtesy of Dale Greenwalt)

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Smithsonian researcher finds new midge species, rare mosquito larvae from the Flathead
February 27, 2022 1 a.m.

Smithsonian researcher finds new midge species, rare mosquito larvae from the Flathead

The ancient insects open a wider window to the tropical past and landscape of Northwest Montana

Known for his blood-engorged mosquito finds, a Smithsonian researcher has helped discover several new ancient midge species and a rare fossil of a mosquito larvae.