Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Culex pipiens? = Culex pipiens group

Posted by johnes81 on 12-09-2017 11:27
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Thank You very much Sir Tony. I have no experience with mosquitos other than being lunch for their appetite :)

I figure it could be Culex pipiens. I downloaded a bunch of pdf files but I am too busy today to read them. I want to get this under the microscope. I hope that you revisit this thread whenever I post photos from the microscope. I want to learn more about them. I just realized something: I like chironomids and I remember that they are called non-biting midges. I see photos of the male Culex with the feathery antennae and I think about Chironomids. Suddenly it occurs to me: mosquitos are biting midges. I get it now. I'm an idiot sometimes. Now it makes sense to me.

I'll update this post when I have the time to do so...

Thank You.