Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Aedes ?
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| Lippo |
Posted on 05-09-2020 14:59
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SW France. Around my legs last evening. 4 - 5 mm long. It seemed to me smaller than Culex pipiens so I gave it a pat to check. Now when I see the wing veins and the dark bands on the abdomen, I lean towards Aedes vexans. Is this possible ? Lippo attached the following image:  [174.04Kb] |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 05-09-2020 19:15
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Yes, I think vexans is most likely. Do you have a dorsal shot of the abdomen?
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| Lippo |
Posted on 06-09-2020 08:06
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Thank you Tony, here is a dorsal view.
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 06-09-2020 12:21
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That looks close enough. A final check is that vexans has deep apical notch in sternum 8.
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| Lippo |
Posted on 06-09-2020 12:31
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OK, many thanks Tony,  |
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