Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chironomidae sp.? => Chironomus sp.

Posted by Siegfried Rudolf on 13-04-2026 10:19
#1
Hello everyone,

Can anyone help identify this midge more precisely? I photographed it on April 10, 2026, in a garden next to a pond in southwestern Germany. I estimate its size to be about 10 mm. Could it be Chironomus plumosus?

Greetings Siggi
Edited by Siegfried Rudolf on 14-04-2026 07:06

Posted by Siegfried Rudolf on 13-04-2026 10:19
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pic. 2

Posted by John Carr on 13-04-2026 18:17
#3
Could be Chironomus. I don't know species.

Posted by Siegfried Rudolf on 14-04-2026 07:06
#4
Thank you very much John,

Greetings Siggi