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 Chironomidae
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| nick upton |
Posted on 14-04-2012 20:19
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Large 1cm, pale midge with very bushy antennae. A few males flying slowly over heathland and hanging on grasses, bushes by middle legs, "twirling" antennae from time to time. I know ID to genus is tricky but will attach the best views i have to date of the terminalia in case anyone can help. 11.4.12 Bedfordshire, UK nick upton attached the following image:  [46.04Kb] Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 14-04-2012 20:20
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Head on view
nick upton attached the following image:  [69.79Kb] Edited by nick upton on 14-04-2012 20:22 Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 14-04-2012 20:23
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Terminalia
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| nick upton |
Posted on 14-04-2012 20:26
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 12.03.10 |
In profile
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| John Carr |
Posted on 14-04-2012 22:06
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 Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10662 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Chironomini. I think it's somewhere near Chironomus. |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 15-04-2012 08:56
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Many thanks John for narrowing it down. I know these are trIcky to be sure of!
Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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