Chironomidae (family)

Non-biting Midge at Lake Burley Griffin West

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.110419-35.297414
• Altitude 572.6m
• Maps Lake Burley Griffin West Blue Gum Point to Attunga Bay
• Places Yarralumla, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 9 Mar 2016 06:50 PM Recorded on
• MichaelBedingfield Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects True flies (Diptera) Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Xerochrysum viscosum Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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
• Machine learning
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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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