Bug FAQPolypedilum braseniae
Polypedilum braseniae · Order: Diptera · Family: Chironomidae
Polypedilum braseniae is a species of midge belonging to the family Chironomidae. All available sources describe it only as a member of this family, without mentioning any impact on people, pets, homes, or plants.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Polypedilum braseniae is identified as a midge in the Chironomidae family.
Source: Wikipedia
Can it bite, sting or make you sick?
No source mentions it biting or stinging people.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is recorded as wherever Chironomidae midges occur.
Source: Wikipedia
Lookalikes
It may be confused with other Chironomidae midges.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 27 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Vermont, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, New Jersey, Maryland, New York, Massachusetts, Maine.
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
More photos
Same family (Chironomidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polypedilum_braseniae
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-26 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-26.