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Chironomidae - Polypedilum - female
Copyright © 2019 MJ Hatfield

Chironomidae - Polypedilum - Female
Red Oak Prairie, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
May 29, 2017
hill prairie remnant on the Mississippi River
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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 7 January, 2019 - 8:05pm
Last updated 8 January, 2019 - 7:33am

Moved
Moved from Chironominae.
… John F. Carr, 8 January, 2019 - 5:43am login or register to post comments

 
I figured it was
too poor of a photo to post but I did anyway.
Curious, the matching mid wing "spots", are they color or lack of color?
Thanks.
… MJ Hatfield, 8 January, 2019 - 7:32am login or register to post comments

 
Color
The wing spots are dark. I don't know if they are dark wing membrane or dark hairs.
… John F. Carr, 8 January, 2019 - 7:33am login or register to post comments

 
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Thanks.
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