Edwardsina gigantea
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Edwardsina gigantea ot the giant torrent midge is a species of fly
in family Blephariceridae
. It is endemic to Australia
.
Fly
True flies are insects of the order Diptera . They possess a pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax...
in family Blephariceridae
Blephariceridae
Blephariceridae, commonly known as Net-winged midges, are a nematoceran family in the order Diptera. The adults resemble crane flies except with a projecting anal angle in the wings, and different head shape, absence of the V on the mesonotum, and more laterally outstretched forward-facing legs...
. It is endemic to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Edwardsina gigantea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 August 2007.