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cecidomyiidae? - Chironomus ochreatus
Copyright © 2008 Jessica Lawrence

cecidomyiidae? - Chironomus ochreatus
Francisco, lake, stokes County, North Carolina, USA
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Contributed by Jessica Lawrence on 9 December, 2008 - 2:55pm
Last updated 15 January, 2009 - 10:03pm

Moved
Moved from Chironominae.
… John F. Carr, 15 January, 2009 - 10:03pm login or register to post comments

Chironomus ochreatus
This one is Chironomus ochreatus(1) and can move to that page. Please unlink from the other picture before moving. The other picture is a different midge and I don't know what genus it belongs to. (It could be C. atroviridis, which is suspected to be a different color form of C. ochreatus rather than a distinct species. I can't tell from the picture.)
… John F. Carr, 12 January, 2009 - 6:35pm login or register to post comments

Chironomidae.
This is a common midge, famiy Chironomidae. Looks like a female. Males of most species have very plumose antennae and obvious claspers at the tip of the abdomen.
… Eric R. Eaton, 9 December, 2008 - 4:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Chironominae
The long front legs and features of the wing veins indicate subfamily Chironominae(1). These are the most frequently photographed midges because they are common and larger than other kinds.

This subfamily, I mean. There are hundreds of species in the subfamily.
… John F. Carr, 9 December, 2008 - 6:11pm login or register to post comments

 
woooo
yay thanks
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