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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) » Chironominae
Photo#120172
Mosquito or relative?
Copyright © 2007 StevenBren

Mosquito or relative?
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
June 20, 2007
Size: 8mm
Pretty large and colorful.
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Contributed by StevenBren on 20 June, 2007 - 9:33pm
Last updated 15 January, 2009 - 10:18pm

Moved
Moved from Midges.
… John F. Carr, 15 January, 2009 - 10:18pm login or register to post comments

Welcome.
Welcome to Bugguide! This is a really nice image. Looking forward to more of your contributions. Thank you for sharing here:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 21 June, 2007 - 1:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Glad
that you appreciate the sweaty, chigger ridden effort.
… StevenBren, 21 June, 2007 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

Chironomidae
This a male Midge of the family Chironomidae. Females do not have the feathery antennae, although both sexes often hold their forelegs in the characteristic posture seen in your image. Very fine photo.
… Stephen Luk, 20 June, 2007 - 10:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Further ID
This has to be subfamily Chironominae. Generally a shot of wing veins is required for ID beyond family, but the extremely large ratio of length of front tarsus to front tibia determines the subfamily in this case.
… John F. Carr, 5 December, 2008 - 6:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
for the ID. I missed a lovely one tonight.
… StevenBren, 21 June, 2007 - 8:40pm login or register to post comments

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