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| crex |
Posted on 26-06-2007 22:35
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 Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Location: Near Stockholm, Sweden Date: 2007-JUN-26 Habitat: Resting on trunk of Pine (I think it was) Size: A few mm Can someone confirm if this is Chaoboridae!? Edit: Subject changed (Chaoboridae?) crex attached the following image:  [147.58Kb] Edited by crex on 27-06-2007 06:14 |
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| crex |
Posted on 26-06-2007 22:35
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
The antenna.
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| crex |
Posted on 26-06-2007 22:35
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
The wing.
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 26-06-2007 23:06
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No, it's not Chaoboridae - see http://www.dipter...#post_6543 for a typical chaoborid. (Note how the wings overlap, like a culicid.) This has the jizz of a chironomid - the well-marked wings and slightly short front legs suggest Tanypodinae. It appears to be recently emerged - not fully coloured, and the antennae have yet to "bush out". (Edit) - as in Chaoboridae #2 ! Edited by Tony Irwin on 26-06-2007 23:14 Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| crex |
Posted on 27-06-2007 06:18
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Thank you Tony (both threads)! It was the short frontlegs that fooled me. I'll try to keep an eye on how they hold their wings from now on ... |
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