Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Long legged midge for identification

Posted by Bruce Williams on 29-09-2010 18:38
#1
Northamptonshire (England) garden, 2nd May 2009. Size ~2.5mmm (see scale bar).

Help with identification appreciated.

Bruce

Posted by Paul Beuk on 29-09-2010 19:12
#2
Chironomidae

Posted by Bruce Williams on 29-09-2010 20:48
#3
Thanks for your help Paul.

Bruce

Posted by John Carr on 24-10-2010 23:38
#4
The ones with very long front legs are in subfamily Chironominae.