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Chaoborus
A glassworm is a type of larva of a midge genus called Chaoborus. They are also known as phantom midge larvae, because they are transparent. They can be found commonly in lakes all over the world and can be up to 2 cm (0.8 in). The adults are sometimes called phantom midges or lake flies.
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Sayomyia
subgenusSayomyia
Chaoborus
subgenusChaoborus
Chaoborus vagus
speciesChaoborus vagus
Schadonophasma
subgenusSchadonophasma
Chaoborus punctilliger
speciesChaoborus punctilliger
Chaoborus microstictus
speciesChaoborus microstictus
Chaoborus flavidulus
speciesChaoborus flavidulus
Chaoborus edulis
speciesChaoborus edulis
Chaoborus longicercus
speciesChaoborus longicercus
Chaoborus obscuripes
speciesChaoborus obscuripes
Chaoborus brasiliensis
speciesChaoborus brasiliensis
Chaoborus borkenti
speciesChaoborus borkenti
Chaoborus queenslandensis
speciesChaoborus queenslandensis
Chaoborus magnificus
speciesChaoborus magnificus
Chaoborus nyblaei
speciesChaoborus nyblaei
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 129899.