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 Mosquito laying eggs - Culex cf. pipiens
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| Sundew |
Posted on 28-01-2019 19:50
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3916 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, In a July night of 2015 I observed this mosquito female laying eggs in a water basin. The eggs formed a nice little raft. I would really like to know the species - is it our common Culex pipiens? Thanks for help, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [205.56Kb] Edited by Sundew on 29-01-2019 20:03 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 28-01-2019 20:09
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7234 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Culex for sure, and most likely pipiens
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 28-01-2019 21:48
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3916 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Thank you very much, Tony! I have no Culex key, and in our region 6 species are said to occur: hortensis, martinii, modestus, pipiens, territans, torrentium. Can any of them be excluded with certainty? |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 29-01-2019 18:15
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7234 Joined: 19.11.04 |
It's not modestus, which has a much shorter hind basitarsus. Nor martinii, which has no pale bands on the abdomen. Nor hortensis or territans which have pale apical bands on the abdominal segments. Which leaves pipiens and torrentium. To separate these species, characters of the male genitalia appear to be the most reliable features.
Edited by Tony Irwin on 29-01-2019 21:45 Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 29-01-2019 20:03
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3916 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Thanks - these informations were very helpful! |
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