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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 (decorus group)

Hodges No:

Location:
Windsor Terrace
Brooklyn, NY
USA
GPS: 40.659196,-73.980281

Date: 6/17/12

Stage:
Sex: Female
Notes:

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Chironomus (decorus group) Chironomidae
Midge
Identifications represent best guesses on my part and are not intended to be authoritative.
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