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Midge (male)

Chironimidae

Photo by Telse
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Field Notes

Description:

A tiny fly. Less than 1cm. long. Black. The abdomen is long with black and grey stripes. It has pincher like appendages at the end, for clasping on during mating. The wings a transparent.
It's antennae are feathery like.

Habitat:

Found in backyard on house wall

Reference Links:

Chironomidae

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Telse
@ Keith Roragen. Thank you for the quick ID Keith, and the tidbit of info. I've added it to my description.
KeithRoragen
This is a male midge(family:Chironimidae). THe pinchers at the end are used for clasping during mating.

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PublishedApril 13, 2013

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