Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Anopheles sp.?
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| Daniela Wille |
Posted on 28-06-2021 01:06
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Hello, last week I found this mosquito. Is it Anopheles sp.? 5 - 6 mm long, Pasewalk, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Thank you and regards Daniela Daniela Wille attached the following image:  [190.14Kb] |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 28-06-2021 09:14
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7346 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Yes, the proboscis looks very thick, so I think it must be Anopheles, but I can't tell which species.
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| Daniela Wille |
Posted on 28-06-2021 12:11
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thank you very much.
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 28-06-2021 15:19
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7346 Joined: 19.11.04 |
The dark patches of scales on the wings suggest that this is one of the Anopheles maculipennis complex. Apart from biochemical methods, the simplest way to identify the species is to look at the pattern on the egg chorion. So not much help with a photo!
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