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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Mosquitoes and Midges (Culicomorpha) » Non-biting Midges (Chironomidae) » Orthocladiinae » Clunio » Clunio californiensis
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Intertidal Midge - Clunio californiensis - male
Copyright © 2012 Chris Mallory

Intertidal Midge - Clunio californiensis - Male
Crystal Cove, Orange County, California, USA
April 16, 2012
Size: 3mm est
Common skating along the surface of tidepools.
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Contributed by Chris Mallory on 22 April, 2012 - 9:13pm
Last updated 6 May, 2012 - 8:03pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

I'm still waiting for the paper with the description of the species, but I think it has to be this one.
… John F. Carr, 6 May, 2012 - 8:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks John
I have no other photos at the moment, but they were quite common and I may be able to shoot more next time I'm at the beach. Are the females of this genus wingless?
… Chris Mallory, 8 May, 2012 - 2:41am login or register to post comments

 
Wingless
Females are wingless.

Emergence of some of marine midges is synchronized with the tide, phase of moon, and/or time of day. The common European Clunio is found twice per month, appearing for two hours at the low point of the spring tide and adjacent low tides.
… John F. Carr, 8 May, 2012 - 7:21am login or register to post comments

Any more pictures?
Do you have any more pictures of these? How about the females? (This should be a male.) My first impression is Clunio, which has one species from California.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidh-j/6270311922/
… John F. Carr, 23 April, 2012 - 6:54am login or register to post comments

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