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Chironomid Midge? - Psectrotanypus dyari
Copyright © 2006 Perry Babin

Chironomid Midge? - Psectrotanypus dyari
Ascension Parish, Louisiana, USA
October 28, 2006
This looks like a chironomid midge but the wings are different than the others I found. Is this simply a normal variation?

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Contributed by Perry Babin on 30 October, 2006 - 8:56pm
Last updated 22 December, 2008 - 10:02pm

Moved
Moved from Midges.
… john and jane balaban, 22 December, 2008 - 10:02pm login or register to post comments

Different subfamily
The wings are different because it is not in one of the commonly photographed subfamilies. I would guess Tanypodinae, which often has spotted wings. There are a couple others I can't rule out.
… John F. Carr, 6 November, 2008 - 10:49am login or register to post comments

 
Psectrotanypus dyari
This can move to Psectrotanypus dyari(1). The wing pattern is identical to the ones I've been calling that, so if I'm wrong on this I must be wrong on others. It's a common species within its subfamily. This must be an unusually green specimen.
… John F. Carr, 22 December, 2008 - 8:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Near match
The wing is a perfect match to Psectrotanypus dyari (within the recorded range of variation). But (1) that species is not listed as occurring in Louisiana in my reference, (2) the usual color is brown rather than green.
… John F. Carr, 5 December, 2008 - 5:51pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Midges.
… Keith Bayless, 7 February, 2008 - 10:57am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera).
… Keith Bayless, 7 February, 2008 - 10:57am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… john and jane balaban, 28 January, 2007 - 6:09pm login or register to post comments

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