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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) » Orthocladiinae » Primitive Orthocladiinae » Diplocladius
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Early Spring fly - Diplocladius - male
Copyright © 2012 Kurt Hasselman

Early Spring fly - Diplocladius - Male
Chatham, New Jersey, USA
February 22, 2012
Size: approx 6 mm body length
Unidentified midge (possibly Stictochironomus) perched on a deer femer in a marshy area of The Great Swamp in Chester New Jersey
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Early Spring fly - Diplocladius - male Midge - Diplocladius - male
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Contributed by Kurt Hasselman on 22 February, 2012 - 11:11pm
Last updated 14 February, 2025 - 3:15pm

Moved
Moved from Winter midges unidentified to subfamily.
… John F. Carr, 14 February, 2025 - 3:15pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Midges.
… John F. Carr, 23 March, 2013 - 8:16pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 14 March, 2012 - 7:54pm login or register to post comments

Orthocladiinae?
Probably Orthocladiinae. Lateral view and closeup of tail may confirm or allow further ID.
… John F. Carr, 13 March, 2012 - 12:13pm login or register to post comments

 
UNK Midge
I added another image where I enlarged and sharpened it a bit so you could get a better look at the final abdomen segment.
A couple of other things that seem unique is the presence of good sized halteres, and the fact that 1.5 of the abdomen segments extend past the wingtips.
… Kurt Hasselman, 20 March, 2012 - 5:53pm login or register to post comments

midge of sorts (fam. Chironomidae)
see(1) --others may narrow down the ID, i'm not an expert

many spp are active through the winter, esp. one as mild as we're having... i get a few representatives of this family at my patio lights every single night from a creek ~150 yds away
… v belov, 22 February, 2012 - 11:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Midge ID
Thanks for helping to narrow things down.
After looking at the midge group on BG I'm inclined to go with Stictochironomus.
… Kurt Hasselman, 25 February, 2012 - 10:47am login or register to post comments

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