Chironomus crassicaudatus Malloch, 1915 is a animal in the Chironomidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Chironomus crassicaudatus Malloch, 1915

Chironomus crassicaudatus Malloch, 1915

Chironomus crassicaudatus, the thick-skinned midge, is a chironomid midge found across the eastern United States from Texas to New York.

Family
Genus
Chironomus
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Chironomus crassicaudatus Malloch, 1915

Chironomus crassicaudatus, first described by Malloch in 1915, is a species of midge that belongs to the family Chironomidae. It is commonly known by the common name thick-skinned midge. Within the United States, this species ranges from Texas in the south to New York in the north.

Photo: (c) Don Marsille, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Don Marsille · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Chironomidae Chironomus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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