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Photo#230179
Hairy midge

Hairy midge
St. Francis National Forest, Arkansas, USA
July 9, 2008
Size: 4 mm

Phantom midge?
We have a very similar looking critter in Chaoboridae.

 
That does look like
the same thing. The ID on that image seems uncertain though--Omar mainly identified it as "not a mosquito," and added "maybe chironomidae." I assume that Dr. Buck would not have moved my image here if he was uncertain of the ID.

 
Wings
Formally, I think the families are distinguished by presence of ocelli. The wing veins are different but you can't see them here. I have noticed that chironomid midges tend to hold their wings slightly spread while related families hold them flat over the abdomen and overlapping.

For now the comments on each indicating uncertain ID should serve to warn against overreliance.

Moved
Moved from Flies.

Chironomidae, male (AR)
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