Chironomidae (family)

Non-biting Midge at Wodonga, VIC

Chironomidae (family) at Wodonga, VIC - 20 Nov 2022
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Identification history

Chironomidae (family) 21 Nov 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 20 Nov 2022 KylieWaldon

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Its clearly an insect, but other than that I'm not sure which group to go with! It kind of flew up, did a loop, and came back down again.

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michaelb wrote:
   21 Nov 2022
Diptera
KylieWaldon wrote:
   21 Nov 2022
thanks michaelb. the arrangement of the legs and antenna is almost bug like!

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 20 Nov 2022 02:09 PM Recorded on
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