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Simuliidae?
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Rui Andrade |
Posted on 05-01-2009 22:57
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3122 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Can someone confirm this as a female simuliid or not? location: Famalicão, Portugal date: 21/12/2008 |
Xespok |
Posted on 05-01-2009 23:00
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5550 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Ceratopogonidae, female.
Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
Rui Andrade |
Posted on 05-01-2009 23:08
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3122 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thanks Gabor! I think in Europe there are three genera in which females feed on blood: Leptoconops, Culicoides and Forcipomyia. To which of these genera does this specimen belong to? |
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