Bug FAQChaoborus trivittatus
Chaoborus trivittatus · Order: Diptera · Family: Chaoboridae
All available sources describe it only as a member of this family without mentioning any specific impacts.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Chaoborus trivittatus belongs to the phantom midge family Chaoboridae.
Source: Wikipedia
Is it a pest in the house?
The species is a phantom midge, a type of fly.
Source: Wikipedia
Can it bite, sting or make you sick?
Chaoborus trivittatus is a phantom midge (fly).
Source: Wikipedia
How to get rid of it
Control methods for phantom midges apply to Chaoborus trivittatus as it is a member of that group.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is a phantom midge species, a type of fly.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
This bug is a phantom midge, a kind of fly.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
It is a phantom midge species that occurs seasonally like other flies.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Chaoborus trivittatus is recorded as a phantom midge species.
Source: Wikipedia
Lookalikes
It may be confused with other phantom midges, which are also flies in Chaoboridae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 8 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Vermont, Alaska, Washington, Massachusetts, California, New York, Oregon, Wisconsin.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What family does Chaoborus trivittatus belong to?
It belongs to the family Chaoboridae, the phantom midges.
Source: Wikipedia
Is Chaoborus trivittatus a type of fly?
Yes, it is a species of phantom midges, which are flies.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Chaoboridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaoborus_trivittatus
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