Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chironomus plumosus?

Posted by eastendswift on 15-11-2011 21:46
#1

Apparently a non-biting midge with feathered antennae. Is this Chironomus plumosus? Renfrewshire, Scotland, October 2011

Edited by eastendswift on 15-11-2011 21:48

Posted by John Carr on 16-11-2011 02:59
#2

Chironomidae, but not Chironomus. I would need a closer look to say what it might be. Those yellow spots on the thorax are unusual.

Posted by eastendswift on 16-11-2011 09:40
#3

Thanks very much, John. I didn't notice those spots..