Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ceratopogonid with spotted wings (22.04.16) --> Culicoides cf. punctatus

Posted by Juergen Peters on 23-04-2016 01:23
#1
Hello,

sorry for the picture quality, this midge was not more than a moving spot to my bare eyes (< 1 mm). The more surprised I was, when I saw the beautifully spotted wings.

At night at light in garden (northwest Germany). Is a closer ID possible?
Edited by Juergen Peters on 23-04-2016 03:38

Posted by Juergen Peters on 23-04-2016 01:23
#2
Three more pics.

Posted by John Carr on 23-04-2016 02:42
#3
I think close to Culicoides punctatus.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 23-04-2016 03:38
#4
John Carr wrote:
I think close to Culicoides punctatus.


Many thanks, John! I thought of that genus, because the closest looking one to mine was a Culicoides sp. in the gallery. :)