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Species Cricotopus bicinctus

fly - Cricotopus bicinctus - female Midge - Cricotopus bicinctus - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Culicomorpha (Mosquitoes and Midges)
Family Chironomidae (Non-biting Midges)
Subfamily Orthocladiinae
Genus Cricotopus
No Taxon (subgenus Cricotopus)
Species bicinctus (Cricotopus bicinctus)
Habitat
Riffles in streams.
Food
Algae and decaying matter.
Remarks
More pollution tolerant than other Cricotopus and more common in inhabited areas. (Boesel, 1983)
Internet References
info from Hawaii
Contributed by tom murray on 21 November, 2005 - 5:45pm
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 8 December, 2011 - 4:04pm

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