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 Found in Brussels end of April. Chironomus plumosus?
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 Not Chironomus plumosus. Probably in the Chironomus group of genera. (Glyptotendipes?) Closeup of either end might aid ID, but to see the top of head and pronotum you need to shoot from an angle closer to the head.
 
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 Thank you, John!
 
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