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Culiseta annulata m?
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Posted on 15-08-2007 15:18
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Hello
I found it today in a wood on Valeriana officinalis near Lake Thun 560m Switzerland
with regards Maja
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Posted on 15-08-2007 21:30
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Not Culiseta but Ochlerotatus, I think. Also this is a female, judging from the antennae - the male antennae are much more plumose (bushy). Females take nectar as well as blood - they need the sugar for energy to fly.
Edited by Tony Irwin on 15-08-2007 21:49
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Posted on 16-08-2007 10:15
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Thank you Tony
I did not know that females drink nectar, too.
Regards Maja
 
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