Chaoborus edulis
| Chaoborus edulis | |
|---|---|
| Swarms of Chaoborus edulis, resembling distant plumes of smoke, over Lake Malawi's water | |
| Scientific 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.