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 Unknown very small dead fly found
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| Larry Shone |
Posted on 15-05-2010 12:44
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 Member Location: Darlington UK Posts: 187 Joined: 08.05.10 |
It appears to look like a mosquito, but so small! And to give an idea of size this is an uncropped out of the camera pic, showing the sensor's view at 1:1 magnification (lifesize with my macro lens at 1:1) The dimensions 15.1 x 22.7 is the size of my sensor. 
Edited by Larry Shone on 15-05-2010 12:45 |
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| BubikolRamios |
Posted on 15-05-2010 13:54
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Member Location: Slovenia Posts: 1729 Joined: 14.06.09 |
Orthocladiinae are in that size of range, body 2 mm
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| Larry Shone |
Posted on 15-05-2010 15:22
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Member Location: Darlington UK Posts: 187 Joined: 08.05.10 |
BubikolRamios wrote: Orthocladiinae are in that size of range, body 2 mm Thanks, I'll check that link out! |
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| pwalter |
Posted on 15-05-2010 17:42
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 Member Location: Miskolc, Hungary Posts: 3555 Joined: 06.11.08 |
It seems to be a Culicid mosquito, not Orthocladiinae.
Walter Pfliegler - Amateur Nature Photographer from Hungary (and molecular biologist) |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 15-05-2010 22:30
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7348 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Hi Larry It's a small male Culex that's lost the tips of its palps. Depending on the breeding conditions, some mosquitoes can vary quite a bit in size - 5mm is not unusual for a male Culex. Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Larry Shone |
Posted on 15-05-2010 23:09
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Member Location: Darlington UK Posts: 187 Joined: 08.05.10 |
I recognise the name Culex and once made a drawing of a Cukex pipens (Mosquito) |
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