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 Big mosquito
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| Alvesgaspar |
Posted on 03-11-2007 23:57
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 Member Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 573 Joined: 24.08.07 |
A quite large female mosquito, about 6mm long. Based on my modest sources, I would say it is a Aedes punctor. The gallery doesn't help much with Culicidae. Thanks, Joaquim Gaspar Lisboa PS - First guess is wrong. Because of banded legs might be Culiseta annulata Alvesgaspar attached the following image:  [137.18Kb] Edited by Alvesgaspar on 04-11-2007 10:51 |
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| Alvesgaspar |
Posted on 04-11-2007 11:22
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Member Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 573 Joined: 24.08.07 |
Yes, I'm pretty sure it is C. annulata  Joaquim Gaspar |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 05-11-2007 22:50
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7318 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Not Cs. annulata.  This is Culiseta longiareolata.  Excellent shot, showing all the diagnostic features - please put it in the gallery. Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 06-11-2007 08:14
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
PLease, enlighten us with those diagnostic features.
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 06-11-2007 23:19
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7318 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Paul Beuk wrote: PLease, enlighten us with those diagnostic features. OK - palps short; pale scales on femora and tibiae giving spotted appearance; pale stripes on thorax producing a "lyre" pattern; conspicuous pale-scaled edge to costa. Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Alvesgaspar |
Posted on 18-11-2007 15:37
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Member Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 573 Joined: 24.08.07 |
Thank you, Tony, it is nice to have a mosquito expert. These biting critters don't seem to be very popular here! Joaquim |
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