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Hyporhygma quadripunctatum
Photo#287724
Copyright © 2009
John F. Carr
Midge -
Hyporhygma quadripunctatum
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Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 11, 2009
Size: 8 mm (approx.)
I tried to catch this for closer shots but it outsmarted me.
Note red object on abdomen. Could be a mite.
Resembles this female
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Contributed by
John F. Carr
on 13 June, 2009 - 9:54am
Last updated 24 November, 2010 - 7:19pm
Moved
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Polypedilum Group
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John F. Carr
, 24 November, 2010 - 7:19pm
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Moved
Moved from
Chironomini
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I suspect
Hyporhygma quadripunctatus
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John F. Carr
, 19 August, 2010 - 8:25pm
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Moved
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John F. Carr
, 10 September, 2009 - 4:48am
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