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04-04-2011, 10:15 PM
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Hi all
Had this picture for about two years now, Need a name so as to cataloge it in database.
The picture has been rotated, as it is actually on the cieling.  |
04-04-2011, 10:36 PM
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It's probably a male Chironomidae.
Janet 
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04-04-2011, 10:59 PM
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It's like a Chironomid (and could well be) but I'm leaning towards Chaoboridae (phantom midge) because of the legs. |
04-04-2011, 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Endrick  It's like a Chironomid (and could well be) but I'm leaning towards Chaoboridae (phantom midge) because of the legs. | Take a look at Chironomus plumosus on diptera.info. They are very variable, there's other Chironomids with similar legs. The owner of that photo is an American expert on the subject.
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04-04-2011, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by JRsbugs Take a look at Chironomus plumosus on diptera.info. They are very variable, there's other Chironomids with similar legs. The owner of that photo is an American expert on the subject. | Don't I know it - in the past I was a mad keen fly fisherman (and still do a bit but I spend more time with a camera or binoculars now) and I spent hours trying to imitate one or other of the 400 odd species of British chironomids! However it's very like the phantom midge: Chaoborus crystallinus - Chaoborus crystallinus - Phantom midges Photos Pictures
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04-04-2011, 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Endrick | Take a look at the real Chaoborus crystallinus on diptera.info. There are world experts on many diptera families on that site, most of the photos are correct although an occasional slip up may happen. 
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07-04-2011, 08:59 PM
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Thank you all for your feedback and the links, I must say it looks most similer to the Chironomus plumosus, becouse of the legs.
But on the overall, the body seems to be a bit different? | | |
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