Southern Marsh Orchids

Southern Marsh Orchids

Sunday, 30 November 2014

hairy little fly

Put the moth trap out last night - only three moths but dozens of these little things. The grid in the second image is 2mm, so these little beasts are 3-4mm in length. Hairy abdomen and legs and long hairs on the antennae. I have been searching on-line but to no avail - possibly one of the chironomidae? Grateful for assistance with identification.
Thanks
Howard



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  1. VC41Moths1 December 2014 at 09:25

    That is a funky little fellow!

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  2. Howard Burt1 December 2014 at 16:12

    Continuing to look on-line and I've found some images of midges (Ceratopogonidae) that look similar.

    The first image posted was pure fluke - the little beast started to fly off as I took the picture!

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  3. VC41Moths2 December 2014 at 09:36

    A couple of dipterist's I've contacted suggest possibly Chironomidae, which is a closely related family to Ceratopogonidae. I'm afraid you won't get any closer without clear images of the wing venation and naughty bits - difficult to obtain if it flew off!

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  4. simli18 September 2017 at 20:57

    Old post I know but I'm being plagued by these wee blighters. Did you find out? Any info greatly appreciated, sy.

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