Sighting 4677979
Culicidae (family)
A mosquito at Throsby, ACT
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| Culicidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 22 Jun 2025 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 22 Jun 2025 |
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Unsure what these were. They were floating just beneath the surface of a pond and what appeared to be the rear end sometimes broke the surface. Their size can be gauged by the adjacent Springtails on the water surface.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.162117-35.177572
- Altitude 642.0m
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Throsby, ACT
Sighting information
- 10 Abundance
- 18 Jun 2025 11:30 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Culicidae (family) Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Culicidae (family) Scientific name
- A mosquito Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 751.1m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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