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Chironomus cloacalis
A type of non-biting midge about 10mm long. A male as shown by the plumose antennae.
On an acacia leaf in a large state forest.
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Chironomus...
order: DIPTERA
zoological_division: Lower Diptera
infraorder: CULICOMORPHA
superfamily: CHIRONOMOIDEA
family: CHIRONOMIDAE
subfamily: CHIRONOMINAE
tribe: CHIRONOMINI
Spotted on Feb 27, 2014
Submitted on Mar 7, 2014
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