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Page Last Updated: March 12 2021
17 species
Order: Diptera (Flies)
Family: Chironomidae (Midges)
Genus: ?
Species: ?
Male has feathery antennae
Subfamily: Chironominae
Order: Diptera (Flies)
Family: Chironomidae (Midges)
Genus: ?
Species: ?
Male has feathery antennae
Subfamily: Chironominae
Order: Diptera (Flies)
Family: Chironomidae (Midges)
Genus: ?
Species: ?
Female lacks feathery antennae
Subfamily: Chironominae
Order: Diptera (Flies)
Family: Chironomidae (Midges)
Genus: ?
Species: ?
Male has feathery antennae
Subfamily: Chironominae
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera (Flies)
Family: Chironomidae (Midges)
Genus: Demeijerea
Species: Atrimanus
Female lacks feathery antennae
Subfamily: Chironominae
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
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Updated March 27 2012
Order: Diptera (Flies)
Family: Chironomidae (Midges)
Genus: Cricotopus
Species: Sylvestris
Male has feathery antennae
Subfamily: Chironominae
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera (Flies)
Family: Ceratopogonidae (Biting Midges)
Genus: Dasyhelea
Species: ?
Male has feathery antennae
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera (Flies)
Family: Ceratopogonidae (Biting Midges)
Genus: Dasyhelea
Species: ?
Male has feathery antennae
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Midge (male) - approx. 1 cm - West Don Valley (E.T. Seton Park) - September 2007
Midge (male) - approx. 1 cm - Leslie Spit - August 2008
Midge (female) - approx. 8 mm - Lynde Shores Conservation Area (Whitby) - May 2009
Midge (male) - approx. 1 cm - Leslie Spit - May 2008
Midge (female) on Common Milkweed - approx. 7 mm - Toronto Islands - August 2011
Cricotopus Midge (male) - approx. 5 mm - Beaver Creek (Richmond Hill) - June 2008
Biting Midge (male) - approx. 3 mm - Thorncliffe Park - May 2014
Biting Midge (female) - approx. 3 mm - Thorncliffe Park - May 2014
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Updated December 30 2015
Genus: Psectrotanypus
Species: Dyari
Order: Diptera (Flies)
Family: Chironomidae (Midges)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subfamily: Tanypodinae
Midge (Psectrotanypus female) - approx. 5 mm - High Park - August 2016
Subfamily: Dasyheleinae
Subfamily: Dasyheleinae
Order: Diptera (Flies)
Family: Chironomidae (Midges)
Genus: ?
Species: ?
Male has feathery antennae
Subfamily: Chironominae
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Tribe: Chironomini
Midge (Chironominae female) - approx. 5 mm - High Park - August 2017
Genus: ?
Species: ?
Order: Diptera (Flies)
Family: Chironomidae (Midges)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subfamily: Tanypodinae
Midge (Tanypodinae male) - approx. 8 mm - High Park - August 2017
Possibly Psectrotanypus dyari male (see female above)
Order: Diptera (Flies)
Family: Cecidomyiidae (Gall Midges and Wood Midges)
Genus: ?
Species: ?
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subfamily: Cecidomyiinae (Gall Midges)
Gall Midge - approx. 2 mm - High Park - September 2017
Order: Diptera (Flies)
Family: Cecidomyiidae (Gall Midges and Wood Midges)
Genus: Ampelomyia (also Schizomyia)
Species: Vitiscoryloides
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subfamily: Cecidomyiinae (Gall Midges)
Gall Midge on Wild Grape - approx. 4 cm - York Regional Forest (Hall Tract) - August 2018
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Updated January 26 2019
Order: Diptera (Flies)
Family: Ceratopogonidae (Biting Midges)
Genus: Stilobezzia
Species: Coquilletti
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subfamily: Ceratopogoninae
Stilobezzia coquilletti (female) - approx. 3 mm - High Park - August 2019
Genus: Ablabesmyia
Species: ?
Order: Diptera (Flies)
Family: Chironomidae (Midges)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subfamily: Tanypodinae
Midge (Ablabesmyia species) - approx. 3 mm - High Park - May 2018
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Updated March 24 2020
Order: Diptera (Flies)
Family: Cecidomyiidae (Gall Midges and Wood Midges)
Genus: Rabdophaga
Species: Strobiloides
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subfamily: Cecidomyiinae (Gall Midges)
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Updated September 26 2020
Willow Pinecone Gall Midge on Missouri Willow - approx. 4 cm - Don Mills - August 2014
Order: Diptera (Flies)
Family: Cecidomyiidae (Gall Midges and Wood Midges)
Genus: Rhopalomyia
Species: Solidaginis
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subfamily: Cecidomyiinae (Gall Midges)
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Updated November 18 2020
Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge - gall approx. 10 cm - Claireville Conservation Area - July 2010
Order: Diptera (Flies)
Family: Cecidomyiidae (Gall Midges and Wood Midges)
Genus: Asteromyia
Species: Carbonifera
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subfamily: Cecidomyiinae (Gall Midges)
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Updated November 20 2020
Order: Diptera (Flies)
Family: Cecidomyiidae (Gall Midges and Wood Midges)
Genus: Vitisiella
Species: Brevicauda
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subfamily: Cecidomyiinae (Gall Midges)
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Updated November 22 2020
Midge Gall on Wild Grape - approx. 2 cm - Lower Don Valley (Leaside) - July 2014
Order: Diptera (Flies)
Family: Cecidomyiidae (Gall Midges and Wood Midges)
Genus: Rabdophaga
Species: Salicisbrassicoides? Saliciscoryloides?
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subfamily: Cecidomyiinae (Gall Midges)
Willow Rosette Gall Midge on Sandbar Willow - approx. 3 cm - Toronto Islands - September 2020
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Updated January 2 2021
Order: Diptera (Flies)
Family: Cecidomyiidae (Gall Midges and Wood Midges)
Genus: Schizomyia
Species: Racemicola
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subfamily: Cecidomyiinae (Gall Midges)
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Updated March 12 2021
Gall Midge on Rough-stemmed Goldenrod - approx. 4 mm - Mono Mills (Caledon) - August 2019