Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chironomidae

Posted by kurt on 08-05-2012 19:46
#1

Is this 4 mm fly a Orthocladius?
Photos from 6 may 2012 Styrnäs kyrka 62, E 17 Ångermanland, Sweden.

Thanks for your help in advance
Regards
Kurt Holmqvist

Posted by John Carr on 09-05-2012 00:50
#2

Probably not Orthocladius because the second branch of Cu appears strongly curved. (The ortho- in Orthocladius probably refers to the shape of this vein in the genus.)

The dorsal extension of the eye looks longer than normal in the subfamily.

Posted by kurt on 09-05-2012 19:12
#3

Thanks for your answer John
Kurt Holmqvist