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) at Campbell, ACT - Yesterday by Hejor1

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

Chironomidae (family) 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

Sylvicola dubius (Wood-gnat) at Parkes, ACT - 23 Aug 2025 by AlisonMilton

Sylvicola dubius (Wood-gnat) at Nicholls, ACT - 24 Aug 2025 by Hejor1

Sciaroidea sp. (Superfamily) (A fungus gnat or gall midge) at Nicholls, ACT - 24 Aug 2025 by Hejor1

Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae (A Gall Midge) at Bruce, ACT - 23 Aug 2025 by Hejor1

Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae (A Gall Midge) at Russell, ACT - 22 Aug 2025 by Hejor1

Sciaridae sp. (family) (Black fungus gnat) at Russell, ACT - 22 Aug 2025 by Hejor1

Cecidomyiidae (family) (Gall gnat) at Russell, ACT - 22 Aug 2025 by Hejor1

Sylvicola dubius (Wood-gnat) at Higgins, ACT - 18 Aug 2025 by AlisonMilton

Mycomya sp. (genus) (A fungus gnat) by RobG1

Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae (A Gall Midge) at Mount Lambie, NSW - 16 Aug 2025 by JoTuronville

Sylvicola dubius (Wood-gnat) at Hackett, ACT - 16 Aug 2025 by Hejor1

Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Hackett, ACT - 16 Aug 2025 by Hejor1

Sciaridae sp. (family) (Black fungus gnat) at Wanniassa, ACT - 12 Aug 2025 by AlisonMilton

Chironomidae (family) at Mawson, ACT - 14 Aug 2025 by Mike

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Discussion

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)

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

14 May 2025

Molophilus?

Limoniidae (family)

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