Sighting 4455284
Chironomidae (family)
Non-biting Midge at Wodonga, VIC
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| Chironomidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 21 Nov 2022 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 20 Nov 2022 |
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User's notes
Its clearly an insect, but other than that I'm not sure which group to go with! It kind of flew up, did a loop, and came back down again.
2 comments
21 Nov 2022
thanks michaelb. the arrangement of the legs and antenna is almost bug like!
Location information
- Coordinates 146.880516-36.142667
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Nov 2022 02:09 PM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Chironomidae (family) Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Chironomidae (family) Scientific name
- Non-biting Midge Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 839.43m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Chironomus sp., Cricotopus sp., Tanytarsus sp.
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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