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Midge - male
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Midge - Male
Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
October 26, 2005
Size: 2.3mm
There was a small swawm of these flying over the grass.
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Contributed by tom murray on 27 October, 2005 - 8:47pm
Last updated 21 November, 2005 - 8:05am

midge ID
A male chironomid, subfamily Orthocladiinae
… J. H. Epler, 21 November, 2005 - 7:37am login or register to post comments

yup
looks like it. It is definitely a male.
… Sean McCann, 27 October, 2005 - 9:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
for the confirmation, Sean.
… tom murray, 27 October, 2005 - 10:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Sorry I am not more help.
Sorry I am not more help.
… Sean McCann, 27 October, 2005 - 10:27pm login or register to post comments

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