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Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Anopheles ID. ->Culiseta annulata

Posted by Pentti Ketola on 01-11-2021 12:31

Hi,
ID possible?
Photo on Finland Kokkola 1 November 2021.
Wing size 4mm.

Thanks in advance.

Edited by Pentti Ketola on 02-11-2021 09:06

Posted by Pentti Ketola on 01-11-2021 12:32

Posted by eklans on 01-11-2021 13:30

Hi Pentti, the palps are short: no Anopheles. I'm quite sure it's a Culiseta, probably C. annulata.
EDIT: hind tibia seems to be completely dark: not C. annulata but probably C. alaskaensis.
EDIT2: the first tarsomere of all legs has a median pale ring in annulata, not in alaskaensis.

Edited by eklans on 01-11-2021 15:01

Posted by Pentti Ketola on 01-11-2021 14:01

Thank you Eric!

Best regards,
Pentti