Posted by Tony Irwin on 13-09-2017 20:41
#15
As I pointed out above, your specimen has pale basal bands on the abdominal tergites.
Cx.territans and
Cx.hortensis have pale
apical bands.
Cx.martinii has
no bands.
Cx.modestus has a shorter hind basitarsus. The differences between female
Cx.pipiens and
Cx.torrentium are very slight, and rely on having freshly-emerged specimens in good condition. So we can name this mosquito as
Culex "
pipiens group".
Edited by Tony Irwin on 13-09-2017 20:42