Posted by dipdip on 15-08-2007 15:18
#1
Hello
I found it today in a wood on Valeriana officinalis near Lake Thun 560m Switzerland
with regards Maja
Posted by Tony Irwin on 15-08-2007 21:30
#2
Not
Culiseta but
Ochlerotatus, I think. Also this is a female, judging from the antennae - the male antennae are much more plumose (bushy). Females take nectar as well as blood - they need the sugar for energy to fly.
Edited by Tony Irwin on 15-08-2007 21:49
Posted by dipdip on 16-08-2007 10:15
#3
Thank you Tony
I did not know that females drink nectar, too.
Regards Maja