No Common Name Polypedilum braseniae Leathers, 1922    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Diptera   >   Family Chironomidae   >   Genus Polypedilum   

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"Larvae are usually found mining in the top surface of the floating leaves of the aquatic plants Brasenia schreberi and Nymphaea odorata." (BugGuide)

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Polypedilum braseniae in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/28/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Polypedilum braseniae in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/2/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Polypedilum braseniae in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/2/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Polypedilum braseniae in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/2/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)


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