Sighting 4728525
Chironomidae (family)
Non-biting Midge at Parkes, ACT
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| Chironomidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 22 May 2026 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 22 May 2026 |
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User's notes
Sheltering from the rain on a bridge handrail (final image).
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.142443-35.298560
- Altitude 555.1m
- Maps Lake Burley Griffin Central/East Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain
- Places Parkes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 19 May 2026 04:37 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Chironomidae (family) Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) True flies (Diptera) Insects
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
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Synonyms
Chironomus sp., Cricotopus sp., Tanytarsus sp.
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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