Family

Non-biting Midges

Chironomidae

3 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderDiptera (Flies)
FamilyChironomidae (Non-biting Midges)

Species in this group

Chironomus nepeanensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chironomus crassicaudatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Chironomus formosipennis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Non-biting Midges

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	~10%
	Chironomus nepeanensis			~10%
2	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Thick-Tailed Non-Biting Midge			<5%
3	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	<5%
	Chironomus formosipennis			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~10%
	Chironomus formosipennis			~10%
2	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	<5%
	Chironomus formosipennis			<5%
3	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	<5%
	Chironomus formosipennis			<5%

Non-biting Midges

Species in this group

Chironomus nepeanensis

Thick-Tailed Non-Biting Midge

Chironomus formosipennis

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Non-biting Midges

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked