Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ochlerotatus in SAvoy

Posted by pierred on 14-06-2018 07:46
#1
Hello,

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos207/big/5ds16814.jpg
Pierre Duhem : France : Ruffieux : 73310 : 10/05/2018
Altitude : 237 m - Taille : 7-8 mm
Réf. : 207034

When trying to identify this female, I arrived to Ochlerotatus geniculatus.
Do you agree?

Thanks in davance.

Posted by Tony Irwin on 14-06-2018 09:37
#2
No, geniculatus is more black and white. The long palps (more than a quarter of the proboscis length) is a clue - this is Ochlerotatus rusticus.

Posted by pierred on 14-06-2018 11:20
#3
Thanks Tony for the Id and for the criterion.