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Chironomid midge (Male)

Chironomus sp.

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Chironomidae

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Chironomid midge male

Chironomus sp.

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Comments (4)
vipin.baliga
Beautiful picture of a Chironomid midge... :-)
KarenL
Looking at the stance you may be right though I'm not entirely sure http://www.mosquitoes.org/Midge.html
Sumukha Javagal
@Karen.. Isn't this a mosquito of some kind?? I thought so..:)
KarenL
Looks like a midge of some kind.

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Biodiversity of Western Ghats (India)

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PublishedDecember 29, 2011

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