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Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families)

Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families)

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Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families)

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Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) bella (A crane fly) at Googong, NSW by WHall
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) clavatus (A crane fly) at Aranda, ACT by CathB
Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) gracilis (A crane fly) at Tharwa, ACT by Harrisi
Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) clavatus (A crane fly) at Rendezvous Creek, ACT by VanceLawrence
Aedes sp. (genus) (Mosquito) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Campbell, ACT by Hejor1
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis (Common Brown Crane Fly) at Palerang, NSW by AlisonMilton
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis (Common Brown Crane Fly) at Forbes Creek, NSW by AlisonMilton
Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Tanytarsus (genus) (A non-biting midge) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Mycetophilidae (family) (A fungus gnat) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Chaoborus ornatipennis (Phantom midge) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus) (A Crane Fly) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Tipulidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Crane Fly) at Cotter River, ACT by Montane
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus) (A Crane Fly) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) clavatus (A crane fly) at Monga, NSW by clarehoneydove
Axarus sp. (genus) (A non-biting midge) at Fyshwick, ACT by clarehoneydove
Bibio imitator (Garden maggot) at Hawker, ACT by AlisonMilton
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Unidentified Macromastix crane fly) at Bungonia, NSW by AlisonMilton
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus) (A Crane Fly) at Bungonia, NSW by AlisonMilton
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis (Common Brown Crane Fly) at Bungonia, NSW by AlisonMilton
Aedes sp. (genus) (Mosquito) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus

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Harrisi wrote:
15 Jan 2025
Thanks Michael, I didnt think menage de toir was common in the insect world!?
Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) gracilis
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
15 Jan 2025
Two orange insects are hanging flies - so a predation event
Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) gracilis
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
9 Jan 2025
An amazing sequence
Sciaridae sp. (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
8 Jan 2025
Acracantha?
Tipulidae sp. (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
6 Jan 2025
Possibly an Epiphragma species
Limoniidae (family)

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Sciaroidea sp. (Superfamily) at O'Connor, ACT

Sciaroidea sp. (Superfamily) at O'Connor, ACT

Chironomidae (family) at Coree, ACT

Tanytarsus (genus) at Melba, ACT

Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) bella at Googong, NSW

Gynoplistia sp. (genus) at Googong, NSW

Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) clavatus at Aranda, ACT

Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) clavatus at Aranda, ACT

Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) gracilis at Tharwa, ACT

Chironomidae (family) at Melba, ACT

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