Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families)

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Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families)

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Sciaridae sp. (family) (Black fungus gnat) at Wodonga, VIC - 20 Sep 2025 by KylieWaldon

Chaoborus (genus) (Phantom Midge) at Wodonga, VIC - 20 Sep 2025 by KylieWaldon

Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Downer, ACT - 24 Sep 2025 by RobertD

Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Downer, ACT - 24 Sep 2025 by RobertD

Chaoboridae (family) (A phantom midge) at Downer, ACT - 23 Sep 2025 by RobertD

Leptotarsus imperatorius (Crane fly) at Rosedale, NSW - 17 Sep 2025 by jb2602

Symplecta (Trimicra) pilipes (A limoniid crane fly) at Canyonleigh, NSW - 21 Sep 2025 by blacksheep

Cecidomyiidae (family) (Gall gnat) at Canyonleigh, NSW - 21 Sep 2025 by blacksheep

Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 11 Sep 2025 by WendyEM

Sciaridae sp. (family) (Black fungus gnat) at Melbourne, VIC - 19 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Melbourne, VIC - 19 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Scatopsidae (family) at Melbourne, VIC - 18 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Melbourne, VIC - 17 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Limoniidae (family) (Unknown Limoniid Crane Fly) at Melbourne, VIC - 17 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Sylvicola dubius (Wood-gnat) at Melbourne, VIC - 17 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Melbourne, VIC - 17 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Mycetophilidae (family) (A fungus gnat) at Turner, ACT - 15 Sep 2025 by ConBoekel

Sciaridae sp. (family) (Black fungus gnat) at Southbank, VIC - 16 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Limoniidae (family) (Unknown Limoniid Crane Fly) at Melbourne, VIC - 16 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae (A Gall Midge) at O'Connor, ACT - 14 Sep 2025 by ConBoekel

Bibionomorpha (infraorder) (Unidentified Gnat, Gall Midge or March Fly) at Gungahlin, ACT - 14 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Symplecta (Trimicra) pilipes (A limoniid crane fly) at Borough, NSW - 12 Sep 2025 by Paul4K

Mycetophilidae sp. (family) by LisaH

Symplecta (Trimicra) pilipes (A limoniid crane fly) at Russell, ACT - 11 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Sciaridae sp. (family) (Black fungus gnat) at Acton, ACT - 11 Sep 2025 by TimL

Symplecta (Trimicra) pilipes (A limoniid crane fly) at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 8 Sep 2025 by WendyEM

Bibionomorpha (infraorder) (Unidentified Gnat, Gall Midge or March Fly) at Scullin, ACT - 24 Aug 2025 by AlisonMilton

Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae (A Gall Midge) at Hackett, ACT - 5 Sep 2025 by HappyWanderer

Sciaridae sp. (family) (Black fungus gnat) at Campbell, ACT - 8 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Sciaridae sp. (family) (Black fungus gnat) at Amaroo, ACT - 7 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Amaroo, ACT - 7 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Sciaroidea sp. (Superfamily) (A fungus gnat or gall midge) at Lyons, ACT - 7 Sep 2025 by ran452

Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae (A Gall Midge) at Bandiana, VIC - 6 Sep 2025 by KylieWaldon

Sciaridae sp. (family) (Black fungus gnat) at Bandiana, VIC - 6 Sep 2025 by KylieWaldon

Mycetophilidae (family) (A fungus gnat) at Acton, ACT - 5 Sep 2025 by TimL

Symplecta (Trimicra) pilipes (A limoniid crane fly) at Dickson, ACT - 30 Aug 2025 by Lisa.Jok

Dasineura sp. (genus) (Flower-galling Midge) at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 19 Apr 2025 by WendyEM

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jb2602 wrote:

22 Sep 2025

see p 741, The Insects of Australia, vII.

Leptotarsus imperatorius

KimberiRP wrote:

19 Jun 2025

Very striking - I would have thought it would be easy to identify. Looks like Gynoplistia (in Limoniidae) but I haven't found a match.

Tipuloidea sp. (superfamily)

KimberiRP wrote:

13 Jun 2025

Robber fly (Asilidae) with prey, a Crane fly (Ptilogyna sp.).

Ptilogyna ramicornis

KimberiRP wrote:

13 Jun 2025

A male Crane fly, Ptilogyna (Ptilogyna) sp.

Ptilogyna sp. (genus)

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

26 May 2025

Dasyhelea?

Ceratopogonidae (family)

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