Sighting 4693718
Sciaridae sp. (family)
Black fungus gnat at Bandiana, VIC
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| Sciaridae sp. (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 6 Sep 2025 | |
| Sciaridae sp. (family) | KylieWaldon | 6 Sep 2025 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 6 Sep 2025 |
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It was a day of red butt insects. These were in a swarming group together. At first I thought they were gnats but are they something else? They only landed for a few seconds. Mostly low to ground resting on twigs. All of them had bright red almost rose back ends.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.919901-36.144750
- Places Bandiana, VIC
Sighting information
- 8 Abundance
- 6 Sep 2025 09:31 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- KylieWaldon NatureMapr Albury, Wodonga Sciaridae sp. (family) Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Sciaridae sp. (family) Scientific name
- Black fungus gnat Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1135.3m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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