Sighting 4388227
Chironomidae (family)
Non-biting Midge at Fyshwick, ACT
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| Chironomidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 30 Dec 2022 | |
| Chironomidae (family) | RogerF | 13 Aug 2021 | |
| Unverified | AlisonMilton | 11 Aug 2021 |
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3 comments
13 Aug 2021
@RogerF Hi Roger, The option you chose for this sighting is one of the duplicates imported by the latest updates to CNM. Could you please move this to Chironomidae sp. (family) instead, as the category being used by CNM. Thanks
Alison
Alison
13 Aug 2021
Hi Alison, Done. I'm not a Diptera moderator so it really has to be confirmed or rejected by a Dipterist. I received it because of your original suggestion.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.155370-35.313905
- Altitude 561.6m
- Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
- Places Fyshwick, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Aug 2021 12:38 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- Acacia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- AlisonMilton 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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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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