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festivus species group (Axarus festivus species group)
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Copyright © 2009
Patricia Hankey
Green midge for ID -
Axarus
Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA
June 24, 2009
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Contributed by
Patricia Hankey
on 25 June, 2009 - 7:54pm
Last updated 23 November, 2010 - 8:01pm
Moved
Moved from
Axarus
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John F. Carr
, 23 November, 2010 - 8:01pm
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Axarus
Chironominae female, probably
Axarus
because I think I see a black stripe behind the head.
Associated males are necessary to ID to species in this genus. Male
Axarus
have generally similar color to females. They don't have the little black stripe, and they do have brown spots or partial bands on the abdomen.
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John F. Carr
, 25 June, 2009 - 8:27pm
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