Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 female Chironomus
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| John Sankey |
Posted on 18-05-2012 15:28
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Member Location: Ottawa Canada Posts: 160 Joined: 24.04.12 |
attracted to light 12 May 2012 length 7 mm John Sankey attached the following image:  [108.45Kb] Edited by John Sankey on 15-10-2012 21:32 |
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| John Sankey |
Posted on 18-05-2012 15:29
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Member Location: Ottawa Canada Posts: 160 Joined: 24.04.12 |
genitals
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| John Sankey |
Posted on 18-05-2012 15:30
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Member Location: Ottawa Canada Posts: 160 Joined: 24.04.12 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 18-05-2012 21:55
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Chironomus (s.l.) female
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| John Carr |
Posted on 19-05-2012 00:10
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 Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10662 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Chironomus s. str. if it's from Ottawa -- the few species in other subgenera look different in the region. |
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| John Sankey |
Posted on 19-05-2012 01:00
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Member Location: Ottawa Canada Posts: 160 Joined: 24.04.12 |
Yes it's from urban Ottawa. What does "s. str." mean? |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 19-05-2012 01:04
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Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10662 Joined: 22.10.10 |
S. str = sensu stricto. Chironomus is the name of a genus (sensu lato, in the broad sense) and a subgenus (sensu stricto, in the strict sense). |
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