Sighting 4350466
Non-biting Midge at Carwoola, NSW
Identification history
| Chironomidae (family) | 9 Jan 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Chironomidae (family) | 18 Jul 2021 | BIrdsinCanberra | ||
| Chironomidae (family) | 5 Jul 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 12 Oct 2020 | BIrdsinCanberra |
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User's notes
I have no idea what this insect is. It was resting on the surface of the northern dam at Cuumbeun Nature Reserve. I am unsure if it was an instar or nymph of an insect. Sorry, the photo is not great. If anybody could identify it please I would love to know. Many thanks.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.272781-35.348642
- Altitude 707.1m
- Maps Cuumbeun Nature Reserve
- Places Carwoola, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Oct 2020 08:04 AM Recorded on
- BIrdsinCanberra Recorded by
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BIrdsinCanberra NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Additional information
- Less than 5mm 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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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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