APHOTOFAUNA

An online educational resource dedicated to the photography of
terrestrial wildlife and their habitats, found across South-West
England and the Devon and Cornwall Peninsula by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Telmatogeton japonicus Tokunaga, 1933 - A Marine splash midge
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Marine splash midge
Telmatogeton japonicus
- top view 1

Marine splash midge
Telmatogeton japonicus
- top view 2

Marine splash midge
Telmatogeton japonicus
- top view 3

Marine splash midge
Telmatogeton japonicus
- top view 4

Marine splash midge
Telmatogeton japonicus
- top view 5

Marine splash midge
Telmatogeton japonicus
- mating 1

Species found in numbers mating on a wet vertical suface of a harbour wall, on middle to uppershore level. Lamorna Cove, Lamorna, West Cornwall. 08.10.13 and 09.10.13. SW4501224050. Species found with Liancalus virens.

Identification confirmed with help from Ian McClean and Peter Langton.

 

Telmatogeton japonicus Marine splash midge Chironomidae Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.