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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Mosquitoes and Midges (Culicomorpha) » Non-biting Midges (Chironomidae) » Orthocladiinae
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Midge male with female - female
Copyright © 2009 John R. Maxwell

Midge male with female - Female
Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
March 7, 2009
Size: Maybe around 3 mm?
Came to the light at night. May not be quite 3mm. Was with this male

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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 7 March, 2009 - 11:47pm
Last updated 8 March, 2009 - 6:17am

Would be interesting if this ends up being the same...
....type I saw on a white wall in March in Wisconsin. There were many pairs.

Your photos are much clearer, so will probably be ID'd much easier.
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 7 March, 2009 - 11:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Same subfamily
I don't know how to identify most genera yet.
… John F. Carr, 8 March, 2009 - 6:18am login or register to post comments

 
Maybe
I wouldn't be suprised if they were close, Orthocladiinae was my "guess" after looking around a bit.
… John R. Maxwell, 7 March, 2009 - 11:58pm login or register to post comments

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