Sighting 4244718
Chironomidae (family)
1 Non-biting Midge at Acton, ACT
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| Chironomidae (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 13 Dec 2019 | |
| Chironomidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 12 Dec 2019 | |
| Unverified | YellowButton | 11 Dec 2019 |
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User's notes
Lots of them on the white wall of the National Museum of Australia lake side wall
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.121217-35.292519
- Altitude 563.4m
- Maps Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 9 Dec 2019 10:22 AM Recorded on
- YellowButton Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- YellowButton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr 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
6 / 7
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