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Does anyone know the identity of the midge on the photo? Which family, possibly species?

Mark van Veen

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I cannot say for certain. It either is Chironomidae or Ceratopogonidae. I am inclined to say Chironomidae but then I probably contradict myself because here I say that the 'brush-like' plumosa antennae should indicate Ceratopogonidae. Still, size, posture and (what is visible of) wing venation make me think that it is Chironomidae.

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Macropelopia nebulosa, Chironomidae according to Fliegen und Mucken, Natur Buch Verlag.

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Thanks Paul! That book is nearby. I tried it, but could not find it in there and knowing that there are many midges...