CLOSED: This one I think is Chironomus plumosus

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Oct 10, 2007

I found it on a grass blade in the close proximity of water.
I looks like it is a male because of its feathery antennae.

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Oct 10, 2007

Oops... I've send the wrong picture...
Here is one a little sharper

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Oct 11, 2007

It looks OK to me, I have an entry in BF.

Non-biting midges have front legs which rest in the air, biting midges and mosquitoes the back legs .

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Oct 11, 2007

Thanks Wallaby!

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