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What species of Chironomid Midge is this? - Chironomus - female
Copyright © 2011 Cynthia Bingham Keiser

What species of Chironomid Midge is this? - Chironomus - Female
Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA
September 28, 2011
Size: 7mm
This Midge has green, patterned eyes, brown body and horizontal striped abdomen. It was on an outside screen in the shade of an avocado tree next to a pond.

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Contributed by Cynthia Bingham Keiser on 28 September, 2011 - 1:58pm
Last updated 31 January, 2014 - 7:32pm

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I can't tell species.
… John F. Carr, 28 September, 2011 - 2:41pm login or register to post comments

 
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No worries. Thank you for the attempt!
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