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Species Cricotopus sylvestris

Midges 0045 - Cricotopus sylvestris - female Midges 0045 - Cricotopus sylvestris - female Midges 0045 - Cricotopus sylvestris - female Midge - Cricotopus sylvestris - female Midge - Cricotopus sylvestris - male insect - Cricotopus sylvestris - female Some sort of midge or mosquito - Cricotopus sylvestris - female Midge - Cricotopus sylvestris - 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 Isocladius)
Species sylvestris (Cricotopus sylvestris)
Remarks
This species as traditionally delimited is widespread in Europe and North America. The common North American form has a dark spot on otherwise-yellow tergite 4. This is apparently not a common form in Europe.