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Midge on fleabane - Chironomus ochreatus - male

Midge on fleabane - Chironomus ochreatus - Male
Lake Placid, Highlands County, Florida, USA
April 20, 2010
Size: 7mm roughly
Midge located on fleabane. I was able to get pretty close, so detail crops of any portion of the midge are possible, if that would be helpful.

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Moved
Moved from Chironomini.

Moved
Moved from Midges.

Likely Chironomus ochreatus. Genital features can confirm:

 
Thank you John
I added a closer crop. It looks pretty similar to me but my knowledge of midge genitals is pretty, no pun intended, small. ;-)

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