Chironomidae (family)

Non-biting Midge at Downer, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.138363-35.247345
• Places Downer, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 6 Jan 2024 10:05 AM Recorded on
• RobertD Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects True flies (Diptera) Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) RobertD

Additional information

• cistus Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Resting Insect behaviour on flower

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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• More than one media file
• Verified by an expert moderator
• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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