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unknown chironomidae with speckled wings
Mario Renden
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 On 3th August 2026 I took pictures of this chironomidae in Den Helder, The Netherlands. Can someone please identify it? Thanks a lot.

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 Thanks John.

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 It must be tanypus punctipennis then. Thanks John.

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