Chironomidae (family)

3 Non-biting Midge at Paddys River, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 148.920913-35.459166
• Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
• Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

• 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
• 12 Mar 2020 02:32 PM Recorded on
• RodDeb Recorded by

• Collections

  Featured RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chironomidae (family) Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) True flies (Diptera) Insects

Additional information

• 5mm to 12mm 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
• External link More information

• Synonyms

  Chironomus sp., Cricotopus sp., Tanytarsus sp.

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