Thread subject:
Diptera.info :: "Hands up!" Mosquito?
Posted by
Iolaire
on 05-07-2008 19:55
#1
Hello there,
Recently taken in my garden in the Netherlands (West), this not so very sharp picture of a tiny funny looking mosquito.
What is it?
Thank you.
Posted by
Tony Irwin
on 05-07-2008 20:32
#2
Those very long front legs are characteristic of Chironomidae, so not a biting fly!
- and I don't think you will get a name for this tiny female.
Edited by
Tony Irwin
on 05-07-2008 20:33
Posted by
Iolaire
on 05-07-2008 20:56
#3
Thanks Tony, I wasn't expecting a full name. "Chironomidae" will do fine. Thanks again.
