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Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families)

Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families)

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Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families)

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Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) bella (A crane fly) at Googong, NSW by WHall
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) clavatus (A crane fly) at Aranda, ACT by CathB
Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) gracilis (A crane fly) at Tharwa, ACT by Harrisi
Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) clavatus (A crane fly) at Moruya, NSW by LisaH
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) clavatus (A crane fly) at Rendezvous Creek, ACT by VanceLawrence
Aedes sp. (genus) (Mosquito) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Campbell, ACT by Hejor1
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis (Common Brown Crane Fly) at Palerang, NSW by AlisonMilton
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis (Common Brown Crane Fly) at Forbes Creek, NSW by AlisonMilton
Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Tanytarsus (genus) (A non-biting midge) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Mycetophilidae (family) (A fungus gnat) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Bandiana, VIC by KylieWaldon
Chaoborus ornatipennis (Phantom midge) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus) (A Crane Fly) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Tipulidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Crane Fly) at Cotter River, ACT by Montane
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus) (A Crane Fly) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) clavatus (A crane fly) at Monga, NSW by clarehoneydove
Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Caboolture South, QLD by trevorpreston
Bibio imitator (Garden maggot) at Green Cape, NSW by AlisonMilton
Axarus sp. (genus) (A non-biting midge) at Fyshwick, ACT by clarehoneydove
Ceratopogonidae (family) (Biting Midge) at Wodonga, VIC by KylieWaldon
Bibio imitator (Garden maggot) at Hawker, ACT by AlisonMilton
Axarus sp. (genus) (A non-biting midge) at Wodonga, VIC by KylieWaldon
Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Narangba, QLD by trevorpreston
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Unidentified Macromastix crane fly) at Bungonia, NSW by AlisonMilton
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus) (A Crane Fly) at Bungonia, NSW by AlisonMilton
Aedes sp. (genus) (Mosquito) at Freshwater Creek, VIC by WendyEM
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis (Common Brown Crane Fly) at Bungonia, NSW by AlisonMilton
Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Batemans Bay, NSW by Hejor1
Aedes sp. (genus) (Mosquito) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:
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Dicranomyia?
Tipuloidea sp. (superfamily)
Harrisi wrote:
15 Jan 2025
Thanks Michael, I didnt think menage de toir was common in the insect world!?
Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) gracilis
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
15 Jan 2025
Two orange insects are hanging flies - so a predation event
Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) gracilis
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
9 Jan 2025
An amazing sequence
Sciaridae sp. (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
8 Jan 2025
Acracantha?
Tipulidae sp. (family)

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Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) bella at Googong, NSW

Gynoplistia sp. (genus) at Googong, NSW

Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) clavatus at Aranda, ACT

Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) clavatus at Aranda, ACT

Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) gracilis at Tharwa, ACT

Chironomidae (family) at Narangba, QLD

Chironomidae (family) at Caboolture South, QLD

Chironomidae (family) at Melba, ACT

Chironomidae (family) at Melba, ACT

Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) clavatus at Moruya, NSW

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