Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae

A Gall Midge at Mount Ainslie

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.164264-35.258000
• Altitude 668.0m
• Maps Mount Ainslie
• Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

• 4 - 15 Abundance
• 16 Jun 2024 02:03 PM Recorded on
• abread111 Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) True flies (Diptera) abread111 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Acacia mearnsii Associated plant
• Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

• Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae Scientific name
• A Gall Midge Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 849m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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