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 Chironomidae red wings
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| nielsyese |
Posted on 10-08-2017 19:21
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 Member Location: Yerseke, NL Posts: 2355 Joined: 13.02.09 |
Found in May in the west of the Netherlands. Because of the red colour of the wing I post it here. Is an ID possible?
nielsyese attached the following image:  [170.43Kb] Edited by nielsyese on 10-08-2017 19:24 Best wishes, Niels-Jan Dek |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 10-08-2017 20:43
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10177 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Tribe Chironomini |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 11-08-2017 00:01
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7234 Joined: 19.11.04 |
I believe the red colour is a hangover from the larva - which was packed with haemoglobin. Often the haemoglobin is passed on to the pupa and thence to the adult. I regularly find adults with red abdomens, but I've never seen one with red wings - an impressive insect! The colour is likely to fade as the insect matures (this is a recently emerged adult, still to expand its wings to their full extent.
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| nielsyese |
Posted on 14-08-2017 20:06
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Member Location: Yerseke, NL Posts: 2355 Joined: 13.02.09 |
That's really interesting, I did'nt know the colour was passed on to the adult. I saw sometimes adults with red abdomens, but I did'nt realise it could be because of the haemoglobin.
Best wishes, Niels-Jan Dek |
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