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| Ira Orlicek |
Posted on 14-09-2018 12:14
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Member Location: Austria; Grein/Donau Posts: 531 Joined: 03.10.12 |
Hallo! Grein/Upper Austria, newly built pond 10.9.2018 - ca. 5mm LG Ira Ira Orlicek attached the following image:  [38.48Kb] |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 14-09-2018 12:28
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7338 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Anopheles "maculipennis complex" - unable to say which species from larval or adult morphology.
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| Ira Orlicek |
Posted on 14-09-2018 14:04
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Member Location: Austria; Grein/Donau Posts: 531 Joined: 03.10.12 |
Thanks Ira |
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| atylotus |
Posted on 14-09-2018 17:48
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, NL Posts: 1173 Joined: 29.05.09 |
In my opinion An.claviger cannot be excluded without a detailed photo of the head. So Anopheles spec. it is. |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 14-09-2018 20:35
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7338 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Generally I find that 4th instar claviger have a larger, more transverse central head spot, but I'm not sure that applies to younger larvae. As this one is only 5mm, I guess it could be an earlier instar, so we had best go with Anopheles sp.  On the other hand, the fact that this is a newly-built pond suggests it may be as yet unshaded, [Ira can tell us] in which case I think maculipennis complex is more likely to colonise. 
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| Ira Orlicek |
Posted on 14-09-2018 23:55
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Member Location: Austria; Grein/Donau Posts: 531 Joined: 03.10.12 |
The pond is unshaded. There are no plants in the pond and only a few small plants around the pond. Ira |
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