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black fly unfamiliar to me
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Toby |
Posted on 14-08-2011 17:12
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Member Location: SW LONDON Posts: 550 Joined: 12.01.07 |
London Wetlands on verge of pond today Toby |
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Sara21392 |
Posted on 14-08-2011 18:17
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Member Location: Posts: 1445 Joined: 07.11.10 |
Maybe Chironomidae??
Sincerely yours Sara |
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John Carr |
Posted on 14-08-2011 21:43
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Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10176 Joined: 22.10.10 |
My first impression was Procladius but I'm not sure about subfamily. The presence of a dorsal eye extension makes Orthocladiinae unlikely and the short front legs rule out Chironominae. After those Tanypodinae is the most common subfamily. |
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