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Searsmont, Maine, United States
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Matema, Mbeya, Tanzania
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London, UK
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Diptera of the family Chironomidae, female, Chironomus sp.London, UK
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Florida, United States
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New Paltz, New York, United States
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Letaba, Limpopo, South Africa
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Mount Dora, Florida, United States
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Camin, Veneto, Italy
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Dummit Grove, Florida, United States
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Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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North Carolina, United States
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Ingliston, Victoria, Australia
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Photographed by Macroscopic Solutions using diffusers on
www.macroscopicsolutions.comIdentificationLarvae:- antennal seta 1-A multiple, attached near the middle of the shaft- head hairs 5 and 6 multibranched- comb scale rounded apically- siphon with an even row of single setae attached distally to pecten teeth- saddle complete- anal segment seta 1 as long as or longer than saddleAdult Female:- proboscis long and weakly recurved- abdominal terga dark brown with yellowish-white basal bands widening lateraly to width of the segment- hindtarsomeres intermixed with light and dark scales- costa, subcosta, and radius intermixed with light and drk scales
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Toxorhynchites rutilus, called "Elephant Mosquito" for its size (circa 7 mm body length) and recurved snout. This is a male, indicated by the feathery antennae. Neither males nor females bite--they both take plant juices. In a further bit of beneveolence, the larvae of this species prey upon those of other mosquitoes!P.S. Happy "Friday Fly Day"!
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Tabberabbera, Victoria, Australia
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Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
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Florida Ridge, Florida, United States
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From Victoria7/20/07
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Hodgson Vale, Queensland, Australia