Sighting 4699775
Chironomidae (family)
Non-biting Midge at Wodonga, VIC
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| Chironomidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 27 Sep 2025 | ||
| Ablabesmyia sp. (genus) | KylieWaldon | 27 Sep 2025 |
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User's notes
it was very windy this day, and these midges were swarming around a sickly bottlebrush and perching on this branch (though I think some may be mating). Love this green coloured one, though at the time I mistake the bright green bum end as the head!
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.887740-36.115901
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 20 Abundance
- 17 Sep 2025 12:10 PM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- bottlebrush Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- KylieWaldon NatureMapr Albury, Wodonga 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
4 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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