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| Sundew |
Posted on 11-06-2010 22:41
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, We have more than 30°C here, so a winter pic might be refreshing! In the mountains of Austria I saw several of these midges sitting in the snow (date: 29 December 2009). I did not expect to find flies, so I had my macro lens not at hand. Nevertheless I would guess Trichoceridae, possibly genus Trichocera? Who is familiar with midges with cold feet? Many thanks, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [130.06Kb] |
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| Andrius |
Posted on 12-06-2010 09:36
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Member Location: Lithuania Posts: 315 Joined: 27.01.05 |
Hi, this is Trichocera indeed, just it's hard to tell the species from your pictures as it is a female. |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 12-06-2010 21:35
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
No problem at all, Trichocera spec. is fine. The family is new for me, so many thanks for confirmation! |
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