Posted by evdb on 19-01-2014 15:01
#1
Hi !
France (Loiret) january 19, 2014, into an empty green house
Is that smal midge a possible
Psychoda albipennis ?
Thanks for help
Posted by Gunnar M Kvifte on 21-01-2014 03:55
#2
Psychoda albipennis is indeed the best possible identification.
An accurate ID is unfortunately impossible for this species group. Based on morphology, cytogenetics and DNA barcoding, there seems to be at least three species in the albipennis complex in Northern Europe alone. Regrettably we still do not understand the variation of the morphological or DNA characters sufficiently to make a robust species-level classification for these very common midges.
Posted by evdb on 21-01-2014 09:26
#3
Thanks a lot Gunnar, first one for me.