chironomid sp.

Midges in the family Chironomidae are 1- to 10-mm long and look like mosquitoes. Males have plumose antennae. The larvae are aquatic or live in very wet environments. There are more than 1,100 species in North America.  

Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae

Photograph: © 2020 RKD Peterson
Date of Photograph: 19 May 2020
Location: Montana, Gallatin Co.