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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
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Midge - male
Copyright © 2005 Tony DiTerlizzi

Midge - Male
Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
March 28, 2005
Size: 6 mm
I noted a few of these flutttering around in our very wet yard. Looks to be a male from those plumose antennae.

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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 29 March, 2005 - 5:31pm
Last updated 13 December, 2008 - 9:09am

Moved
Moved from Chironominae.
… john and jane balaban, 13 December, 2008 - 9:09am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Midges.
… Charley Eiseman, 13 December, 2008 - 12:20am login or register to post comments

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This looks like subfamily Orthocladiinae based on three observations

1. Most other kinds of midges are not out during March. One two subfamilies fly during winter in the cold parts of North America.

2. The wing does not appear to have an M-Cu crossvein.

3. The first segment of the tarsus of the front leg is shorter than the tibia.
… John F. Carr, 1 December, 2008 - 8:08pm login or register to post comments

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