Non-biting Midge
Female, ventral
Non-biting Green Midge
Female, dorsal
| Non-biting Midge Female, ventral | | Non-biting Green Midge Female, dorsal | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Flies (Diptera) | ||||
| Family: | Midge (Chironomidae) | ||||
| Species: | Non-biting Midge (Polypedilum sp) | ||||
| This Photo: | Profile | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Midges look a lot like Mosquitoes. An easy differentiator is that, at rest, midges hold their front legs up, mozzies hold their rear legs up. Depending on the photo, a more guaranteed identifier is that Midges have small mouths; Mosquitoes have long proboscides. Midges generally have wings shorter than the body, mozzie wings are as long, or longer, than the body. Similar Species: Mosquito (Aedes cf sp) | |||||
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