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another small crane fly? - Chironomus
Copyright © 2012 John Sankey

another small crane fly? - Chironomus
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
May 30, 2012
Size: 5 mm
I'm beginning to suspect that 90+% of the 'mosquitos' in my garden are in fact small crane flies!

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Contributed by John Sankey on 31 May, 2012 - 9:38am
Last updated 28 October, 2012 - 9:26am

Moved
Moved from Chironomini.
… John F. Carr, 28 October, 2012 - 9:26am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 24 June, 2012 - 4:30pm login or register to post comments

Midge
Female Chironomini
… John F. Carr, 31 May, 2012 - 11:09am login or register to post comments

 
Obviously a different species
Obviously a different species from
http://bugguide.net/node/view/640909
that I found previously.
Is this one in the same group?
… John Sankey, 31 May, 2012 - 5:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Not sure
It doesn't seem to have the notched pronotum of a Chironomus but otherwise it looks like one. Does it have male genitalia? I wonder if it is an intersex, like

Parasitic worms cause female Chironomidae to grow male genitalia.
… John F. Carr, 31 May, 2012 - 6:36pm login or register to post comments

 
doesn't seem to be intersex
.
… John Sankey, 31 May, 2012 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

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