Chaoborus edulis
| Chaoborus edulis | |
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| Swarms of Chaoborus edulis, resembling distant plumes of smoke, over Lake Malawi's water | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chaoboridae |
| Genus: | Chaoborus |
| Species: | C. edulis
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| Binomial name | |
| Chaoborus edulis Edwards, 1930
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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
[edit]- ^ "Chaoborus edulis Edwards 1930 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ "Chaoborus edulis Edwards, 1930". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
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