Ceratopogonidae (family)

Biting Midge at Melba, ACT

Identification history

Identify this sighting

Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

2 comments

Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

• Coordinates 149.050010-35.208505
• Altitude 582.6m
• Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 14 Jan 2022 09:48 PM Recorded on
• kasiaaus Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

• Ceratopogonidae (family) Scientific name
• Biting Midge Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 749.3m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
• External link More information

Record quality

• Images or audio
• More than one media file
• Verified by an expert moderator
• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
• GPS evidence of location
• Description
• Additional attributes