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 This smal Nematocera was found in a lighttrap for butterflies end of May just outside Stockholm Sweden.
I'm not sure where to start looking - is is possible to say what genus (or even species) this is?
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 Chironomidae, Tanypodinae, I think tribe Macropelopiini.
 
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 Many thanks John for pointing me in the right direction. I have sent photos to a Swedish expert to see if he can see what species it is
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