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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
Photo#165275
Midge ID
Copyright © 2008 Scott Justis

Midge ID
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
January 12, 2008
Size: ~4mm
Any idea as to an ID?
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Contributed by Scott Justis on 14 January, 2008 - 8:32pm
Last updated 13 December, 2008 - 12:14am

Moved
Moved from "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera).
… Charley Eiseman, 13 December, 2008 - 12:14am login or register to post comments

Don't know
This looks like a Chironomid, subfamily Orthocladiinae, but I won't commit to that ID. (Evidence: it looks like a midge, the front legs are short, and there are no prominent crossveins in the wing. Problem: the wing veins don't look quite right and I don't know how much variation there is in the subfamily.)

Edit: I'm convinced now. I was misled by the false vein in midge wings.
… John F. Carr, 15 November, 2008 - 4:57pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Eric R. Eaton, 29 February, 2008 - 2:54pm login or register to post comments

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