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Family Chironomidae - Midges

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

Subfamily Chironominae
Saw this bug today...I've no clue what it is... - male Gall Midge? Crane Fly? Midge? Midge - male midge - Dicrotendipes - male small green midge fly - male Bright Green Midge - Stenochironomus hilaris - female

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

Subfamily Orthocladiinae
Orange Midge - Cricotopus Midge of some kind? Cricotopus - female what midge? - male Midge head - male unknown fly? unknown fly Tiny insect for ID - Cricotopus - female

Subfamily Tanypodinae
Fly with mites? - Ablabesmyia - female Whitefly? No, White Fly - Tanypus Midge ? - Coelotanypus scapularis - female Chironomidae (Midges) - Procladius - male Midge larva - Clinotanypus Midge? Gah Knat ('K' is silent) ? - Coelotanypus concinnus Midge-like - Tanypus - female

Eggs, larvae, and exuviae
Chironomidae larvae egg mass Midge? Fossil Chironomidae? larva Fossil Chironomidae? larva counterpart Midge Midge Red Worm Burrowing In Clay


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