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Common Name:
Midge

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass:
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Nematocera
Infraorder: Culicomorpha
Superfamily:
Family: Chironomidae
Subfamily: Chironominae
Tribe: Chironomini
Species:
Chironomus sp.?

Hodges No:

Location:
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, NY
USA
GPS: 40.663647,-73.969359

Date: 10/9/04

Stage: Adult
Sex: Male
Notes:

Image at BugGuide: http://bugguide.net/node/view/13249

Chironomus sp.? Chironomidae
Midge
Identifications represent best guesses on my part and are not intended to be authoritative.
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