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Stictochironomus sp, Chironomidae, May 16, 2021 near Budapest, Hungary
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A nice, quite distinctive Chironomid midge visited today my garden for the first time.

The body length is cc 4-5 mm. I assume this is a female belonging to sf. Chironominae, where such patterned leg and dotted wing with a characteristic extra shading may be disctinctive to get better ID.
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Thanks!
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