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Kees Boele
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 Who can help to identify this tiny mosquito? Southern part of the Netherlands, in a light trap for moths, 3 mm
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 Chironomidae, probably tribe Chironomini
 
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 Thanks John
 
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 I hesitate to disagree with John on matters chironomid, but this looks more like Orthocladiinae (probably Cricotopus) to me.
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Tony Irwin wrote:
I hesitate to disagree with John on matters chironomid, but this looks more like Orthocladiinae (probably Cricotopus) to me.


I was misled by the position of the left fore leg. Cricotopus looks better.
 
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