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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Mosquitoes and Midges (Culicomorpha) » Non-biting Midges (Chironomidae) » Winter midges unidentified to subfamily
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Fly in the snow - male
Copyright © 2011 Jessica Walden-Gray

Fly in the snow - Male
Stony Brook Mass Audubon sanctuary, Norfolk, MA, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
February 19, 2011
Size: Approximately 1cm
Seen outside in the cold (about 30F) after 2 days over 50F

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Contributed by Jessica Walden-Gray on 19 February, 2011 - 5:15pm
Last updated 20 July, 2013 - 7:35am

Moved
Moved from Midges.
… John F. Carr, 23 March, 2013 - 8:15pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 25 February, 2011 - 5:44pm login or register to post comments

Male midge
Chironomidae. Most likely subfamily is Orthocladiinae. Unlikely to be identifiable beyond family.
… John F. Carr, 19 February, 2011 - 5:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Male midge
That's as far as I got as well, thanks. Today's chill was a cruel awakening for this fly
… Jessica Walden-Gray, 19 February, 2011 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Some like it cold
A few species fly in winter and don't mind temperatures near freezing. The typical winter midges on snow are Diamesa. Your fly is probably not that genus.
… John F. Carr, 19 February, 2011 - 6:04pm login or register to post comments

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