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Male midge? - Cricotopus
Copyright © 2007 meteuz

Male midge? - Cricotopus
Arlington County, Virginia, USA
May 7, 2007
Here is what I think is the male of the same species I posted earlier. Sorry for the poor picture.
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Contributed by meteuz on 27 December, 2007 - 1:58pm
Last updated 21 January, 2009 - 8:38am

Moved
Moved from Cricotopus.
… John F. Carr, 21 January, 2009 - 8:38am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Orthocladiinae.
… John F. Carr, 17 January, 2009 - 9:26am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Midges.
… john and jane balaban, 2 December, 2008 - 6:20pm login or register to post comments

Further ID
Also Orthocladiinae
… John F. Carr, 2 December, 2008 - 6:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Maybe further ID
This also keys to Cricotopus varipes if I assume my guess at genus is correct.
… John F. Carr, 16 December, 2008 - 10:02pm login or register to post comments

Yep
Family Chironomidae.
Greetings
… Gerard Pennards, 31 December, 2007 - 10:18pm login or register to post comments

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