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Family Chironomidae - Midges

Chironominae · Diamesinae · Orthocladiinae · Tanypodinae · Eggs, larvae, and exuviae

Subfamily Chironominae
Midge Black Midge some kind of midge or fly? Saw this bug today...I've no clue what it is... - male Chironomidae? - male Midge (Chironomidae) - male Chironomidae (Midges) - female Chironomus? - male

Subfamily Diamesinae
Midge Snow Mosquito? Winter Midge - female Winter Midge - female midge midge - head view midge midge - male

Subfamily Orthocladiinae
mating - Cricotopus - male - female Seems to be a midge? - Cricotopus tiny fly Midges 0045 - Cricotopus - female Chironomidae larvae parasitic on Cinygmula subaequalis (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae) - Symbiocladius Midge ? - female Utah midge - male midge - Cricotopus

Subfamily Tanypodinae
Whitefly? No, White Fly - Tanypus Diptera 05 - Ablabesmyia Fly 2072 - Psectrotanypus dyari midge - Ablabesmyia - male Ablabesmyia - male Ablabesmyia - male Night midge - Procladius - male Midge-like - Tanypus - female

Eggs, larvae, and exuviae
Midge? Fossil Chironomidae?? Pupae Diptera larva Midge larva Midge larva Midge Larva Midge Larva Red Worm Burrowing In Clay


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