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Chaoborus edulis

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Species of flies

Chaoborus edulis
Swarms of Chaoborus edulis, resembling distant plumes of smoke, over Lake Malawi's water
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chaoboridae
Genus: Chaoborus
Species: C. edulis
Binomial name
Chaoborus edulis
Edwards, 1930

Chaoborus edulis is a species of phantom midges (flies in the family Chaoboridae). Colloquially, the larval stage is termed a glassworm.

It is one of the species of insect processed into kunga cakes.

References

  1. "Chaoborus edulis Edwards 1930 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  2. "Chaoborus edulis Edwards, 1930". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
Taxon identifiers
Chaoborus edulis


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