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Snow midge - Diplocladius cultriger - male
Copyright © 2011 Charley Eiseman

Snow midge - Diplocladius cultriger - Male
Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
March 4, 2011
Size: 4 mm

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Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 4 March, 2011 - 5:22pm
Last updated 15 February, 2025 - 5:57am

Moved
Moved from Orthocladiinae.

Done.
… Charley Eiseman, 15 February, 2025 - 5:57am

Moved
Moved from Midges.
… Charley Eiseman, 10 April, 2011 - 8:00pm

 
Could you post this on INaturalist if you haven't?
This is Diplocladius. Probably Diplocladius cultriger. The genitalia image could be made a default image for the species there. INaturalist also could really benifit from more observations of these to teach the CV this genus/species.
… Zoology123, 14 February, 2025 - 12:51pm

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