Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chironoma?

Posted by mvuijlst on 31-10-2004 21:32
#1
Can anyone say exactly what this is?

www.zog.org/blog/20040709_030[1].jpg

Larger version at http://safari.zog...09_030.jpg

Posted by Gerard Pennards on 31-10-2004 21:40
#2
Hoi Michel,
Yes, it is a Chironomidae, and judging by the antenna it is a male!
These two facts are for sure, but I cannot tell the species, maybe somebody else can!
Greetings

Posted by Paul Beuk on 31-10-2004 22:06
#3
If it was a large one, say about a centimeter, the the best bet is Chironomus plumosus, very common near larger waters.

Posted by mvuijlst on 31-10-2004 22:30
#4
A centimeter is about right. The photo was taken in a walled city garden near the Leie in Ghent, Belgium.