Sighting 4699401
Chaoborus (genus)
Phantom Midge at Wodonga, VIC
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| Chaoborus (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 25 Sep 2025 | ||
| Asilinae sp. (subfamily) | KylieWaldon | 24 Sep 2025 |
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User's notes
I thought these were some kind of mosquitos hovering erratically in the grass about my feet, until I got a photo. I think they are teeny tiny robberflies? There is something odd - maybe feathered antenna? Not seen any like this before - but not surprising - they are tiny.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.889409-36.172955
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 20 Sep 2025 11:51 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- KylieWaldon NatureMapr Albury, Wodonga Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) True flies (Diptera) Insects Chaoborus (genus)
Species information
- Chaoborus (genus) Scientific name
- Phantom Midge Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location