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Stenochironomus poecilopterus
Photo#66289
Copyright © 2006
Joyce Gross
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Stenochironomus poecilopterus
Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, USA
June 21, 2006
Size: approx. 3-5mm (body only)
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Contributed by
Joyce Gross
on 24 July, 2006 - 3:54am
Last updated 14 December, 2008 - 7:39pm
Moved
Moved from
Chironominae
.
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john and jane balaban
, 14 December, 2008 - 7:39pm
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Further ID
Stenochironomus poecilopterus
(Mitchell, 1908)
See discussion on
Yours is a different species in the genus.
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John F. Carr
, 14 December, 2008 - 7:28pm
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thanks John
for getting this to species!
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Joyce Gross
, 14 December, 2008 - 7:42pm
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Thanks...
...for shooting one with a distinctive wing pattern.
This angle turns out to be good for identifying the genus (that overhanging part over the neck is unusual), but I didn't know that until I found a match for the wing pattern.
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John F. Carr
, 14 December, 2008 - 7:49pm
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Moved
Moved from
Midges
.
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Ron M.
, 22 November, 2008 - 11:26am
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This must
Be a male Chironomid species. Though it is one I have not seen an image of previously. Exceptionally long forelegs are held here in a fairly common midge posture. I thought it was a Dixid midge but I would need someone who is more familiar to make that call.
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Herschel Raney
, 24 July, 2006 - 2:57pm
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Chironominae
While anomalous in appearance, this keys to subfamily Chironominae. The diagnostic features are the lack of an M-Cu crossvein and the long front first tarsal segment. Usually the legs are held extended over the head and forward. The wings vein and fringe of hairs are a good match for tribe Tanytarsini. The banded wings are unusual for Chironominae.
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John F. Carr
, 21 November, 2008 - 6:20pm
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