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 Impossible to ID from photographs? I think this is Chironomus plumosus. UK lake. 26 April 2023. Very numerous. Can anyone confirm ID please?
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 ratio of metatarsus to tibia of front leg
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 Species ID normally requires closeup examination of genitalia.
 
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