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Posted on 23-10-2006 22:36
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 Chironomidae? I am going almost exclusively on the long front legs, and antennae that seem right for a female midge. Is it possible to narrow the ID further?

28 May 2006, wetland, West Virginia USA.
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 Certainly Chironomidae. A Nearctic specialist could probably place it in a genus, but I can't! Wink
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