Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Culicidae, Aedes
Posted by Biophyto on 24-07-2014 12:09
#1
Hello everyone!
Could anyone help me with the identification of this Culicidae please ?
It has been captured in a mango orchard in Réunion Island!
Thank you!
Edited by Biophyto on 25-07-2014 06:14
Posted by Biophyto on 24-07-2014 12:09
#2
Head
Posted by Biophyto on 24-07-2014 12:09
#3
Wing
Posted by Tony Irwin on 24-07-2014 20:36
#4
It's in alcohol (not good); it's lost most of its scales (not good).
But it is Culicinae, and it does have a fairly broad pale base to the hind metatarsus. Looking at the list of species recorded on Réunion, I'd say this was either
Aedes aegypti or
Aedes albopictus.
Posted by Biophyto on 25-07-2014 05:56
#5
Hello Tony,
I know alcohol does not help identification but we have no choice, due to the amount of insect we capture.
Thank you very much for your expertise!