Sighting 4656365
Simulidae (family)
Melba, ACT
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| Simulidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 28 Mar 2025 | |
| Unverified | kasiaaus | 28 Mar 2025 |
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2 comments
28 Mar 2025
I pretty sure it is a blackfly but I'm confused about the genus names. Is Simulium and Austrosimulium the same thing?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050282-35.208567
- Altitude 593.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 25 Mar 2025 11:12 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) True flies (Diptera) Insects Simulidae (family)
Species information
- Simulidae (family) Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 593m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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