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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Mosquitoes and Midges (Culicomorpha) » Phantom Midges (Chaoboridae) » Chaoborus » subgenus Sayomyia (Chaoborus subgenus Sayomyia) » Chaoborus punctipennis
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Phantom Midge - Chaoborus punctipennis - female
Copyright © 2009 Robert Lord Zimlich

Phantom Midge - Chaoborus punctipennis - Female
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
October 5, 2009
Size: ~3mm
All I know for certain is it's a male and it was very difficult to photograph. It's up to you guys, now. Thanks.
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Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 6 October, 2009 - 12:45am
Last updated 28 April, 2015 - 11:30pm

Moved
Moved from southern with spotted legs.
… John F. Carr, 19 March, 2014 - 4:31pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Chaoborus.
… John F. Carr, 9 May, 2010 - 2:31pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Phantom Midges.
… John F. Carr, 8 May, 2010 - 12:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 6 October, 2009 - 9:59am login or register to post comments

Phantom Midge
I think it's a female Phantom Midge (Chaoboridae).
… John F. Carr, 6 October, 2009 - 5:04am login or register to post comments

 
Phantom - Yes
Isn't feathered antennae indicative of male, for midges? It's hard to see for this shot but I'll add head detail. BTW thanks for reminding me :)

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 6 October, 2009 - 9:59am login or register to post comments

 
Males are hairier
Females have sparse hairs on the antenna. Males have dense hairs in distinct rings.
… John F. Carr, 6 October, 2009 - 9:28pm login or register to post comments

Irrare
humanum est.
… Arlo Pelegrin, 6 October, 2009 - 2:00am login or register to post comments

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