Pending ID – Chironomidae
#1 Chironomid Larva (“Bloodworm”)
Early September 2023
nipaluna/Hobart
Swept from debris in a garden pond
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#2. Chironomid Larva (“Bloodworm”)
Early September 2023
nipaluna/Hobart
Swept from debris in a garden pond
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#3
Early January 2014
Sisters Beach
Attracted to light
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#4
Moved to Coelopynia.
#5
Minute midge on sand
Mid April 2015
Marion Bay Beach
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#6
Early October 2019
Bridport
3mm
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#8 Moved to Nasuticladius
#9. Moved to Pentaneurini
#11. Moved to Chironomini
#12.Moved to Tanypodinae
#13. Larvae
Mid August 2023
Wielangta
Found in a small puddle of water trapped on a plastic barrel. The larvae were swaying out in the water, but would retreat back into the burrows if disturbed too much. The milky coloured larva was dead.
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#14. Late September 2025
Nipaluna/Hobart
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