Ceratopogonidae (family)

Biting Midge at Melba, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.050120-35.208648
• Altitude 610.5m
• Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 10 Apr 2022 10:43 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

• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour

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
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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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