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Fly ID - Chironomus
Copyright © 2009 Harvey Schmidt

Fly ID - Chironomus
Creighton, Northern, Saskatchewan, Canada
July 28, 2009
Size: Between 1/4 and 1/2 inch
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Contributed by Harvey Schmidt on 5 October, 2009 - 8:09pm
Last updated 11 December, 2009 - 8:49pm

Moved
Moved from Chironomus.
… John F. Carr, 11 December, 2009 - 8:49pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Chironomini.
… John F. Carr, 11 October, 2009 - 5:09pm login or register to post comments

Similar to Chironomus
The genitalia look similar to Chironomus. One way to tell Chironomus apart from some similar-looking genera is to check for a pair of bumps between and behind the antennae. They are visible in this picture

The antenna hair makes this feature hard to see on your midge (the linked one is a female; females have nearly bare antennae).
… John F. Carr, 5 October, 2009 - 8:27pm login or register to post comments

 
I think
i found the bumps in that last photo.
… Harvey Schmidt, 5 October, 2009 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

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