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 Culex ?
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| evdb |
Posted on 22-10-2013 20:49
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 Member Location: France (Loiret) Posts: 1357 Joined: 05.12.11 |
Hi ! Center of France, 07.10.2013, Just appearing from a tub of water, it may be a Culex pippiens male ? 
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 23-10-2013 21:56
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7302 Joined: 19.11.04 |
It certainly looks like a Culex male, but from what I can make out in the photo, it has pale apical bands on the tergites, so not pipiens. In Britain, it would be territans, but I'm not sure what related species you may have in France.
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| evdb |
Posted on 23-10-2013 22:13
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Member Location: France (Loiret) Posts: 1357 Joined: 05.12.11 |
Thanks Tony ; we have territans in France
Edited by evdb on 23-10-2013 22:14 Eugene |
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| evdb |
Posted on 23-10-2013 22:21
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Member Location: France (Loiret) Posts: 1357 Joined: 05.12.11 |
We also have : - modestus - mimeticus - theileri - torrentium - hortensis - impudicus - martinii - mimeticus - theileri Eugene |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 23-10-2013 22:40
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7302 Joined: 19.11.04 |
My understanding is that all of these, with the exception of territans, martinii and impudicus have pale basal bands on the tergites. But what the distinguishing features of these three Neoculex species are, I don't know. Incidentally territans is primarily a frog-feeding mosquito. Would that fit with the place you found it? Edited by Tony Irwin on 23-10-2013 22:42 Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| evdb |
Posted on 24-10-2013 07:44
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Member Location: France (Loiret) Posts: 1357 Joined: 05.12.11 |
Yes, there is a small pound in about 25 meters from the place where I got the photograh. I pictured a female which looks like, in the same place : http://evdb.free....dae_2.html Edited by evdb on 24-10-2013 08:12 Eugene |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 24-10-2013 21:05
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7302 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Looks like the female is in the same group, but I don't know the French species, so can't say whether it's the same species. Nice photos, by the way! 
Edited by Tony Irwin on 24-10-2013 21:06 Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| evdb |
Posted on 24-10-2013 21:21
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Member Location: France (Loiret) Posts: 1357 Joined: 05.12.11 |
Thanks Tony, Culex species will be fine, anyway. If you want the pictures, pick it up
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| evdb |
Posted on 11-07-2014 09:48
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Member Location: France (Loiret) Posts: 1357 Joined: 05.12.11 |
I confirm C. territans in France : http://www.dipter...d_id=61687
Eugene |
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