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Photo#26843
Midge with a colorfull head - Axarus - female

Midge with a colorfull head - Axarus - Female
Milan, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
August 1, 2005

Moved
Moved from Axarus.

Moved
Moved from Chironominae.

ID: Axarus female
Axarus(1).

Was size around 6-8mm?

(Cotinis' picture too.)

Moved
Moved from Midges.

Chironominae
No M-Cu, long front legs

Compare this
Looks similar to this one from NC:



Looks like photos I've seen identified as Tanytarsus, for what that's worth.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina

 
Same bugs
It's funny how I keep photographing the same bugs in New England, as you get in NC. I see you left yours in the family guide page, so I will too unless someone says otherwise.

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