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Mating insects on a warmer spring day - male - female
Copyright © 2019 Ai Wen

Mating insects on a warmer spring day - Male Female
Cedar Falls, Blackhawk County, Iowa, USA
April 16, 2019
Any information is appreciated.

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Contributed by Ai Wen on 17 April, 2019 - 9:14pm
Last updated 22 April, 2019 - 10:42am

Frassed
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 22 April, 2019 - 10:42am login or register to post comments

Subfamily Orthocladiinae
Subfamily Orthocladiinae
… John F. Carr, 18 April, 2019 - 7:01am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! Can you please tell m
Thanks! Can you please tell me what characteristics you used to put it into this subfamily? I cannot find information on bugguide (the webpage for Orthocladiinae only has description of the larvae stage)
… Ai Wen, 18 April, 2019 - 9:37am login or register to post comments

 
Short front legs
The most commonly photographed subfamily, Chironominae, has long front legs. Tanypodinae also has short legs but has different wings.
… John F. Carr, 18 April, 2019 - 10:05am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks a lot!
Thanks a lot!
… Ai Wen, 18 April, 2019 - 10:09am login or register to post comments

Chironomidae
Others may be able to tell you more.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 April, 2019 - 9:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! That's what I thought
Thanks! That's what I thought, but I had no clue how to confirm it.
… Ai Wen, 17 April, 2019 - 9:51pm login or register to post comments

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