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Chironomid ID?
eklans
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Posted on 15-05-2020 11:30
Hi, found this chironomid (and some more) on a fence at a small lake in a conservation area near Ansbach, Middle Franconia.

Is it possible to identify from these fotos?

Thanks, Eric
 
eklans
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Posted on 15-05-2020 11:31
lateral view
 
John Carr
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Posted on 15-05-2020 13:21
Probably Chironomus
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31715949@N00
eklans
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Posted on 15-05-2020 15:09
Thank you very much, John!

This male was sitting nearby - can it help to get closer to the species level?

Eric
 
eklans
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Posted on 15-05-2020 15:09
+ detail
 
John Carr
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Posted on 15-05-2020 16:10
Subgenus Chironomus
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31715949@N00
eklans
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Posted on 15-05-2020 17:19
Thanks again John!

Eric
 
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