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Chironimid Midge, Male - Chironomus - male
Copyright © 2009 Elliotte Rusty Harold

Chironimid Midge, Male - Chironomus - Male
Irvine, Orange County, California, USA
May 22, 2009
Size: ~1cm
On an external garage door.

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Contributed by Elliotte Rusty Harold on 23 May, 2009 - 11:00am
Last updated 31 December, 2009 - 8:10pm

Moved
Moved from Chironomini.
… John F. Carr, 31 December, 2009 - 8:10pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Chironominae.
… John F. Carr, 11 September, 2009 - 7:44pm login or register to post comments

Size
An accurate size might be helpful. The number of possible species drops rapidly with size. If you know the magnification ratio you took this at, or the focus distance, you can compute the size.
… John F. Carr, 23 May, 2009 - 7:29pm login or register to post comments

Chironominae
Subfamily Chironominae, near Chironomus. A closer shot of the tail would help ID.
… John F. Carr, 23 May, 2009 - 5:00pm login or register to post comments

beautiful shots! i'd call it chironomidge
plain and clear
… v belov, 23 May, 2009 - 11:15am login or register to post comments

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