Chaoborus edulis

Chaoborus edulis
Swarms of Chaoborus edulis, resembling distant plumes of smoke, over Lake Malawi's water
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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).[1][2] 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.


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