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midge with white leg bands - Paratendipes albimanus - female
Copyright © 2020 Larry Reis

midge with white leg bands - Paratendipes albimanus - Female
Lake Meyer Park, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
May 29, 2019
Size: ~5 mm
The broad white bands on this midge looked like a good marker as I searched for possible matches and I did find some midges in the Lauterborniella group that looked similar. That guess may be way off base though.

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Contributed by Larry Reis on 29 June, 2020 - 8:54am
Last updated 29 June, 2020 - 5:13pm

Moved
Moved from Midges.
… John F. Carr, 29 June, 2020 - 5:13pm

 
Paratendipes albimanus
Thanks so much for identifying this neat little midge with its white "hands" as Paratendipes albimanus, John. I'm glad the photos were clear enough to show key details.
… Larry Reis, 30 June, 2020 - 7:51am

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