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Order Diptera
- This page contains pictures and information about Non-biting Midges in family Chironomidae
that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- Midges in family Chironomidae are small and delicate mosquito-like fly.
They are usually yellow, green or black in colours. Males are usually with
antennae strongly plumose. We recognized them by their wing veins
pattern.
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- Those midges may look like mosquitoes but lack the wing scales and elongate
mouthparts. Midges in family Chironomidae do not bite.
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- Midges are common in wet area. They may form swarms in large group. Their
larvae are aquatic or semi-aquatic, feed on plants and decaying
materials.
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- Yellow Midge
 - Chironomus sp., body length 10mm
- his Yellow Midge has the yellow head and thorax with green abdomen. The fore
legs are very long. They are commonly in Brisbane gardens. They usually found
resting on leaves. Please check this page
for more information.
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- Green Midge
  - Chironomus sp., body length 6mm
- Pictures were taken in Brisbane Botanic Garden on Oct 2009. Please check
this page for more information.
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- Grey Midge
 - Chironomus cloacalis, body length 8mm
- This Grey Midge has the grey head and thorax with dark grey abdomen. The
fore legs are very long. They are commonly in Brisbane bushlands. They usually
found resting on leaves. Please check this page
for more information.
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- Black Midge
 - ? sp., body length 10mm
- 1. Northern
Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.
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- Reference:
- 1. Wildlife
of Tropical North Queensland - Queensland Museum Publications 2000,
p104.
- 2. Northern
Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.
- 3. Insects
of Australia - CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p744.
- 4. Family CHIRONOMIDAE - Australian Biological Resources Study, Australian Faunal Directory.
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