Gall Midge - Catocha - BugGuide.Net

Moved

Moved from Catochini. Probably E. barberi.

… John F. Carr, 20 May, 2010 - 3:05pm

Moved

… John F. Carr, 10 February, 2010 - 9:18pm

Moved

Moved from Flies.

Good find. Some Catochini have been recorded on snow in winter. I need to find more and more modern information.

Note the barely visible forked M vein.

… John F. Carr, 10 February, 2010 - 7:31pm

Any other angles needed?

John, I still have this gall midge. Are there any other pictures I should take to help in identification?

… tom murray, 10 February, 2010 - 7:44pm

Other angles

Closeups of antenna would help -- count of segments, shape of fifth segment, and hairs.

Secondarily, confirmation that there is no empodium between claws and head has three ocelli.

Genitalia, preferably from above.

In Insects of Connecticut it seems to come out at Eucatocha barberi (Felt), a species recorded in winter.

… John F. Carr, 10 February, 2010 - 7:53pm

Other angles added

John, I added a couple more pictures that show most of what you're asking for. Hopefully they're good enough to go further with the ID.

… tom murray, 13 February, 2010 - 1:13pm