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Gall midge ?
LordV
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 Gall midge or just plain midge ?
About 3mm long taken Yesterday South Coast UK.
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 Female chironomid
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 Thanks Paul - thought the antennae didn't look quite right.
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 Females can have these short, 'stubby' antennae.
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If you have some spare money, there is a copy (together with keys to pupae and larvae) for sale by Hermann L. Strack, Loguivy Plougras, France

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Appreciate it, Tony Irwin! I got the hint to use the key next to Langton and Pinder key for females of Chironomidae. So no specific queries, except the keys... I will keep this on my list and hope th

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I have the hard copy book, if you have any specific queries, but I'm not scanning the 500+ pages!

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