Chionea: an apterous Tipulid in CA snows - Chionea carolus - Echo Summit, Sierra Nevada, ca. 7300 ft, El Dorado County, California, USA Size: 4- 5 mm
These were collected on the snow in spring. Thanks to Brian Brown of the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum for the i.d. Specimens are in the Essig Museum of Entomology, University of California, Berkeley.
Images of this individual: tag all Contributed by Paul Rude on 7 February, 2016 - 8:38pm |