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Chironomus decorus group - Chironomus - male
Copyright © 2008 John R. Maxwell

Chironomus decorus group - Chironomus - Male
Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
May 6, 2008
Maybe someday we will sort these out. I will upload for now and on that day see if this image is really needed.
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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 9 May, 2008 - 6:58pm
Last updated 2 January, 2010 - 4:10pm

Moved
Moved from Chironominae.
… John F. Carr, 23 January, 2009 - 7:42pm login or register to post comments

Size?
How big? Do you have a picture from another angle? ID features include the shape of the tip of the tail and the appearance of the head and pronotum from above.
… John F. Carr, 25 December, 2008 - 4:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Sorry
Flew away before I could get any type of real measurement, and I only got the one image. Anything else would just be a total guess.
… John R. Maxwell, 25 December, 2008 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Midges.
… john and jane balaban, 1 November, 2008 - 10:46pm login or register to post comments

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