Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chironomidae?

Posted by victorengel on 19-04-2021 17:00
#1
This tiny fly (my Louper app says 1.15mm) looks like Chironomidae to me except for the short forelegs.
inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/121800341/original.jpg

A similar, slightly larger (1.9mm) fly has the longer forelegs.
inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/121800310/large.jpg

Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA. Attracted to UV light.
Edited by victorengel on 19-04-2021 19:53

Posted by John Carr on 19-04-2021 17:34
#2
Subfamily Orthocladiinae.

Posted by Tony Irwin on 19-04-2021 18:22
#3
Can you tell us where it was found?

Posted by victorengel on 19-04-2021 19:52
#4
Tony Irwin wrote:
Can you tell us where it was found?


Original post updated.

Posted by Tony Irwin on 19-04-2021 21:13
#5
For the first individual, the short legs and wing shape (I hope I am interpreting it correctly) remind me of Corynoneura. The larger individual seems fairly distinctive, but I am unable to place it.