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5014961 chironomidae - female

5014961 chironomidae - Female
Chicago, Illinois, USA
September 8, 2005
Size: ~3/8"

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5014961 - female 5014961 chironomidae - female

Moved
Moved from Midges.

Deceptive
The legs are held in the posture of Orthocladiinae, but the fore basitarsus is so long it should be Chironominae. (Unless the angle of the tibia is itself deceptive.)

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