Posted by eklans on 09-09-2021 11:43
#1
Hi, I've seen my first Anopheles in my garden:
Ansbach, DE-Franconia, Frankenhoehe Nature Park, old deciduous forest, 2021-09-03+
and I think it could be Anopheles claviger. Can this be confirmed by the following images?
1st: Female 2021-09-03:
Edited by eklans on 10-09-2021 11:19
Posted by Tony Irwin on 09-09-2021 14:27
#4
I think the first (female) and the third (female) look OK for
claviger. The second (male) has quite a dark thorax, and could be
plumbeus, but often it's very difficult to separate these species, even with a specimen.
Posted by eklans on 09-09-2021 18:04
#5
Thanks a lot, Tony!
During the same session I made zoomed fotos of the male with and w/o flash. I think the dark colour of the male depends on flash and the white mentha-blossom. But I will try to make more fotos to be sure.