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Aedes ? => Anopheles gr. maculipennis
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Posted on 28-08-2016 10:23
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Hi !

France, Loiret, size 11 mm, inside the house on 28 th july 2016
Could it be Aedes maculipennis (female) ?

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Anopheles (long palps and perched with head closer to surface).
 
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Thanks John for that details.
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Posiible to go further with that view ?

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It's a member of the Anopheles maculipennis complex - only separable by the markings on the eggshell.
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Thanks so much Tony
I have to find eggs Smile
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