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5014961 - female
Copyright © 2009 Rob Curtis

5014961 - Female
Chicago, Illinois, USA
September 8, 2005
Size: ~3/8"

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5014961 - female 5014961 chironomidae - female
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Contributed by Rob Curtis on 15 May, 2009 - 5:17pm
Last updated 23 March, 2013 - 5:41pm

Moved
Moved from Midges.
… John F. Carr, 23 March, 2013 - 5:41pm login or register to post comments

Legs
This confuses me -- posture looks like Orthocladiinae, and the long fore femur matches that subfamily, but the fore tarsi look too long. Do you have a closer view?
… John F. Carr, 17 June, 2009 - 7:08pm login or register to post comments

 
I don't think I can provide a
I don't think I can provide a much larger image of the whole because of the long legs. Would you like a crop of some area?
… Rob Curtis, 17 June, 2009 - 11:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Head and legs
A crop of the head to the tip of a front leg would help.
… John F. Carr, 18 June, 2009 - 6:33am login or register to post comments

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