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subgenus Chironomus (Chironomus subgenus Chironomus)
Photo#294269
Copyright © 2009
tom murray
midge -
Chironomus
Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
June 24, 2009
Size: 9.5mm
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Contributed by
tom murray
on 26 June, 2009 - 12:04am
Last updated 9 December, 2009 - 7:57pm
Moved
Moved from
Chironomus
.
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John F. Carr
, 9 December, 2009 - 7:57pm
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Near plumosus
This is near
Chironomus plumosus
, likely that species or
C. tentans
. Four species have very similar females and reasonably easy to distinguish males.
C. tentans
male genitalia can even be identified with the naked eye if you're as nearsighted as me.
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John F. Carr
, 28 August, 2009 - 8:20pm
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Moved
Moved from
Chironominae
.
Size 9.5 mm rules out other genera. How accurate is that size?
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John F. Carr
, 1 July, 2009 - 9:56pm
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Size
It should be accurate. After I photograph the insect, I photograph a mm scale at the same settings. Then when I look at the picture on the computer, I measure it then the scale, and get the size.
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tom murray
, 1 July, 2009 - 10:25pm
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