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Chironomus genus? #608713

Asked December 18, 2019, 9:21 AM EST

Ultra tiny mating pair (note presumed male’s feathery antennae... length of each midge ~1/16” Guessed genus Chironomus- what characterizes genus?

San Diego County California

Expert Response

Does look like a non-biting chironomid midge. Here is a link that provides some of the characters of the genus chironomus:  https://bugguide.net/node/view/83349

There are many other insect identification keys available on the internet for chironomids.  Just Google some search terms like chironomid identification.

Good luck!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Alec C. Gerry Professor of Veterinary Entomology Professor of Cooperative Extension - Veterinary Entomology  UC ANR Cooperative Extension Specialist Department of Entomology | University of California, Riverside 951.827.7054 | alec.gerry@ucr.eduUCR Website | ANR Website | Multistate Website Replied December 18, 2019, 1:06 PM EST

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