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Species Culicoides molestus (Skuse, 1889)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: volant.

Larva: estuary.

Extra Ecological Information

Bites mammals and avians; larva in clean sand in estuarine areas.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
17-Mar-2014 Culicoides Latreille, 1809 29-Sep-2015 MODIFIED Dr Federica Turco (QM)
09-Jul-2013 09-Jul-2013 MODIFIED
09-Jul-2013 11-Aug-2011 MOVED
09-Jul-2013 10-Aug-2011 MOVED
30-Mar-2012 15-Jun-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)