Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chironomus for ID

Posted by colinleb on 29-04-2023 16:39
#1
Impossible to ID from photographs? I think this is Chironomus plumosus. UK lake. 26 April 2023. Very numerous. Can anyone confirm ID please?

Posted by colinleb on 29-04-2023 16:39
#2
apex of hind tibia

Posted by colinleb on 29-04-2023 16:40
#3
ratio of metatarsus to tibia of front leg

Posted by colinleb on 29-04-2023 16:40
#4
wing

Posted by John Carr on 29-04-2023 17:32
#5
Species ID normally requires closeup examination of genitalia.