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Midge
Copyright © 2010 Charley Eiseman

Midge
Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
April 21, 2010

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Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 30 April, 2010 - 9:16pm
Last updated 27 November, 2010 - 4:28pm

Moved
Moved from Phaenopsectra.

I'm no longer confident that it has the long front basitarsus of the Chironominae. It might be Orthocladiinae (which has some forms with stout front femurs) or Diamesinae or Prodiamesinae with a faint M-Cu crossvein.
… John F. Carr, 27 November, 2010 - 4:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Added image
...not in focus, but I think it shows the basal tarsal segments well enough?
… Charley Eiseman, 27 November, 2010 - 4:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Wing
Basitarsus looks short. Can you add a similar closeup of the wing?
… John F. Carr, 27 November, 2010 - 7:26pm login or register to post comments

 
The added image
is as good as it gets.
… Charley Eiseman, 28 November, 2010 - 8:21am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies. Tentative ID, but the hairy wings don't leave too many choices.
… John F. Carr, 1 May, 2010 - 5:54am login or register to post comments

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