Sighting 4585320
Chironomidae (family)
Non-biting Midge at Wodonga, VIC
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| Chironomidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 15 Aug 2024 | |
| Chironomidae (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 12 Aug 2024 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 11 Aug 2024 |
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User's notes
teeny tiny see-thru looking insects when they flew, but kept landing so I changed to macro lens and tried to get a shot. Midge? Mosquito? Love the feathery antenna.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.874515-36.168627
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
- 11 Aug 2024 08:59 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- wattle, grass Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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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- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location