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fly - Stenochironomus poecilopterus
Copyright © 2006 Joyce Gross

fly - Stenochironomus poecilopterus
Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, USA
June 21, 2006
Size: approx. 3-5mm (body only)

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Contributed by Joyce Gross on 24 July, 2006 - 3:54am
Last updated 14 December, 2008 - 7:39pm

Moved
Moved from Chironominae.
… john and jane balaban, 14 December, 2008 - 7:39pm login or register to post comments

Further ID
Stenochironomus poecilopterus (Mitchell, 1908)

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Yours is a different species in the genus.
… John F. Carr, 14 December, 2008 - 7:28pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks John
for getting this to species!
… Joyce Gross, 14 December, 2008 - 7:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks...
...for shooting one with a distinctive wing pattern.

This angle turns out to be good for identifying the genus (that overhanging part over the neck is unusual), but I didn't know that until I found a match for the wing pattern.
… John F. Carr, 14 December, 2008 - 7:49pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Midges.
… Ron M., 22 November, 2008 - 11:26am login or register to post comments

This must
Be a male Chironomid species. Though it is one I have not seen an image of previously. Exceptionally long forelegs are held here in a fairly common midge posture. I thought it was a Dixid midge but I would need someone who is more familiar to make that call.
… Herschel Raney, 24 July, 2006 - 2:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Chironominae
While anomalous in appearance, this keys to subfamily Chironominae. The diagnostic features are the lack of an M-Cu crossvein and the long front first tarsal segment. Usually the legs are held extended over the head and forward. The wings vein and fringe of hairs are a good match for tribe Tanytarsini. The banded wings are unusual for Chironominae.
… John F. Carr, 21 November, 2008 - 6:20pm login or register to post comments

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