Cricotopus sylvestris

Cricotopus sylvestris

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae

Cricotopus sylvestris formerly Cricotopus silvestris, is a species of midge in the family Chironomidae. It is found in Asia, Europe, The United Kingdom, and North America. Ecology It is believed that the complete development of this species from larvae to adult is temperature dependent.

Distribution

Cricotopus sylvestris — (c) Annika Lindqvist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 133Netherlands · 66Germany · 3

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Annika Lindqvist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionCricotopus sylvestris, Wikipedia contributors

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