Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Mosquito (was: Fungus gnat?)
Posted by Keith Edkins on 17-08-2015 16:52
#1
Cambridge, England 7th August 2015
Edited by Keith Edkins on 17-08-2015 18:25
Posted by John Carr on 17-08-2015 17:17
#2
Mosquito (Culicidae, Culicinae)
Posted by Keith Edkins on 17-08-2015 18:24
#3
Thanks, I see it now. Would it be
Culiseta or are there other possibilities?
Posted by Tony Irwin on 17-08-2015 18:31
#4
I would say this is
Ochlerotatus caspius (=
Aedes caspius)
Posted by Keith Edkins on 18-08-2015 17:45
#5
Thank you, Tony. It doesn't seem to have very British records, but perhaps mosquitoes aren't a popular field of study!
Edited by Keith Edkins on 18-08-2015 17:57
Posted by Tony Irwin on 18-08-2015 20:42
#6
Not as popular as hoverflies, but there are a number of people trying to extend our knowledge of where they occur. If you can give me a grid reference for the photo, we can add this one to the map. Unfortunately they can't all be identified from photos, but this is one of the more distinctive species.
Posted by Keith Edkins on 19-08-2015 12:10
#7
TL462583
Posted by Tony Irwin on 19-08-2015 18:24
#8
Thanks, Keith