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Lime Green Midge - male
Copyright © 2010 Mandy Howe

Lime Green Midge - Male
Enumclaw, Forested Unincorporated King County, Washington, USA
February 27, 2010
Size: 3.25mm
This little one spied on me for hours while I was on the computer last night. In truth, most likely drawn to the lamp. It continuously waved its front two legs back and forth through the air in a sweeping motion as if they were antennae.

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Contributed by Mandy Howe on 28 February, 2010 - 10:04pm
Last updated 1 March, 2010 - 3:08pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 1 March, 2010 - 7:45am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, John!
I wondering, why doesn't the genus show up after my title? It's not there right now, but it does display at the top of the page. Hmm.
… Mandy Howe, 1 March, 2010 - 11:50am login or register to post comments

 
Tanytarsini
is the tribe, not the genus (took me a while to figure that out, too). :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 1 March, 2010 - 3:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Aha! Gotcha. :)
Thanks, Ken!
… Mandy Howe, 1 March, 2010 - 9:17pm login or register to post comments

Something in Chironominae, maybe?
Looks a bit like this:



The feathery antennae would make it a male, I believe.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 February, 2010 - 10:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Aha! Looks promising...
...but I am no authority on anything with 6 legs. It's in your hands now, lol. Thank you. :)
… Mandy Howe, 28 February, 2010 - 10:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Actually
it's in the hands of those who actually know something about flies (I'm merely a dilettante, after all).
… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 February, 2010 - 10:20pm login or register to post comments

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