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Insect with Green Wings - Chironomus -

Lake County, Illinois, USA
May 23, 2010
Size: Approx 3/8"

What caught my eye were the brushy area around the mouth and the green wings. Do you know what this insect is?

Contributed by cookie1234 on 24 May, 2010 - 8:59am
Last updated 15 October, 2011 - 7:36pm

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Moved from Chironomus group.

… John F. Carr, 15 October, 2011 - 7:36pm

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… John F. Carr, 20 November, 2010 - 7:01pm

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… v belov, 4 November, 2010 - 8:04pm

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 16 June, 2010 - 7:09pm

Midge, male

It's some kind of male midge. The brushy stuff are his antennae.

… Andrew Williams, 24 May, 2010 - 9:46am

Midge

I'm originally from a small town in Ohio, by Lake Erie, and we used to call these Canadian Soldiers. They would invade by the millions, our houses would be covered with them - then one morning you'd wake up and they would be dead by the thousands. Here's a link http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2129.html

… Dianne, 11 June, 2010 - 11:45am

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