Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Nematocera - Chironomus cf tentans
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| hedy2411 |
Posted on 18-10-2011 20:55
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 Member Location: Zeist, Holland Posts: 5232 Joined: 20.11.09 |
Is to say which Nematocera this is..? Found 24-4-2009 in Zeist, Holland hedy2411 attached the following image:  [87.66Kb] Edited by hedy2411 on 21-10-2011 09:59 |
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| hedy2411 |
Posted on 18-10-2011 20:56
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Member Location: Zeist, Holland Posts: 5232 Joined: 20.11.09 |
...and this position...
hedy2411 attached the following image:  [98.88Kb] |
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| Sara21392 |
Posted on 18-10-2011 21:13
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Maybe Chironomidae? 
Sincerely yours Sara |
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| socrates |
Posted on 18-10-2011 21:18
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Member Location: California Posts: 109 Joined: 11.02.07 |
yes. non-biting midge.
tempus fugit |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 20-10-2011 01:40
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 Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10526 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Female Chironomini. Probably Chironomus. Possibly Chironomus tentans, a large (8-9 mm) midge with strongly contrasting black marks on a yellow-brown thorax. Males are easier to ID.
Edited by John Carr on 20-10-2011 01:41 |
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