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Insect for ID - Chironomus
Copyright © 2008 Patricia Hankey

Insect for ID - Chironomus
Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA
September 25, 2008
Size: approx. 1.5 cm
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Contributed by Patricia Hankey on 25 September, 2008 - 8:44pm
Last updated 11 December, 2009 - 8:46pm

Moved
Moved from Chironomus.
… John F. Carr, 11 December, 2009 - 8:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Chironominae.
… John F. Carr, 23 January, 2009 - 7:30pm 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

Midge (Chironomidae) - male
I believe the feathery antennae make it a male.
No idea what species. Similar to:


More info here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/3163
… apgarm, 26 September, 2008 - 9:22am login or register to post comments

 
Midge
First I've heard of a midge...thanks for the ID. I used a ruler to measure it and it really was 15 mm long, from head to tip of tail.
… Patricia Hankey, 26 September, 2008 - 4:07pm login or register to post comments

 
A little too big
The largest reported size for the largest midge, Chironomus plumosus, is 7.5mm wing and 13mm body. Yours is probably that species, and very probably that genus. Firm ID requires a closer look at the tail.
… John F. Carr, 17 December, 2008 - 11:47am login or register to post comments

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