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

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

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Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) bella (A crane fly) at Parkes, ACT by TimL
Unidentified Crane fly, midge, mosquito or gnat (several families) at Gundaroo, NSW by ConBoekel
Chironomidae (family) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Aedes sp. (genus) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Chaoborus ornatipennis at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Unidentified Crane fly, midge, mosquito or gnat (several families) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Unidentified Crane fly, midge, mosquito or gnat (several families) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis (Common Brown Crane Fly) at Gundaroo, NSW by ConBoekel
Unidentified Crane fly, midge, mosquito or gnat (several families) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Bibio imitator (Garden maggot) at Goulburn, NSW by trevorpreston
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis (Common Brown Crane Fly) at Kingsdale, NSW by trevorpreston
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus) (A Crane Fly) at Gundaroo, NSW by ConBoekel
Bibio imitator (Garden maggot) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Tipulidae or Limoniidae (family) (Unidentified Crane Fly) at Bruce, ACT by JVR
Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Dunlop, ACT by JR
Gynoplistia (Xenolimnophila) fergusoni (A crane fly) at Cotter River, ACT by KorinneM
Bibio imitator at Nicholls, ACT by AlisonMilton
Unidentified Crane fly, midge, mosquito or gnat (several families) at Bungonia, NSW by AlisonMilton
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Unidentified Macromastix crane fly) at Bungonia, NSW by AlisonMilton
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer (A non-biting midge) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Aedes (Rampamyia) notoscriptus (Striped Mosquito) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Goulburn, NSW by glbn1
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis (Common Brown Crane Fly) at Watson, ACT by abread111
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus) (A Crane Fly) at Goulburn, NSW by trevorpreston
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) bella (A crane fly) at Gundary, NSW by AlisonMilton
Bibio imitator (Garden maggot) at Downer, ACT by RobertD

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:
19 Nov 2024
A male
Bibio imitator
GregD wrote:
18 Nov 2024
Wing venation is atypical of Stratiomyidae
Bibio imitator
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
7 Nov 2024
Wendy you may be right - please let me know if you are certain re ID
Limoniidae (family)
Teresa wrote:
1 Nov 2024
@Hejor1 maybe worth adding but it will only be identified as fa as entomopathogenic as its impossible to go further without doing microscopy work - great find, thanks
Bibio imitator
Hejor1 wrote:
1 Nov 2024
@Teresa do you think it's worth adding a sighting for the fungus? Is it identifiable?
Bibio imitator

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Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis at Gundaroo, NSW

Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis at Kingsdale, NSW

Bibio imitator at Goulburn, NSW

Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) bella at Parkes, ACT

Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) bella at Parkes, ACT

Chironomidae (family)

Aedes sp. (genus)

Chaoborus ornatipennis

Tipulidae or Limoniidae (family) at Bruce, ACT

Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus) at Gundaroo, NSW

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