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Family Chironomidae - Midges

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

Subfamily Chironominae
Winged insect with long leg extentions Fly? What am I, please? - female Midge, probably female, expelling...something blood red midge Window midge - female Midge - Chironomus tentans - male 5011793 - female

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

Subfamily Orthocladiinae
Help with ID - Cricotopus - female Midge - Cricotopus - male tiny fly Midge of some kind? Midge - Cricotopus - female Midges 0045 - Cricotopus - female what midge? - male Midge - Cricotopus - female

Subfamily Tanypodinae
Chironomid Midge? - Psectrotanypus dyari Chironomidae (Midges) - Procladius Crane fly of some kind ? - Alotanypus venustus Ablabesmyia - male Midge Midge larva Midge larva Midge - Coelotanypus concinnus - female

Eggs, larvae, and exuviae
Chironomidae larvae egg mass Midge? Tube-dwelling Chironomid? Midge larva Midge Midge Midge Larva


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