Ceratopogonidae (family)

Biting Midge at Melba, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.050294-35.208570
• Altitude 593.0m
• Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 23 May 2025 11:50 PM Recorded on
• kasiaaus Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

• Ceratopogonidae (family) Scientific name
• Biting Midge Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 749.3m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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