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Northern Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Halstenbek near Hamburg, found in area of tree nursery, earthwall (overgrown with small bushes like hazel, maple, roses, sloes, brambles) under big oaks, in the grass; Outside Photos: kuv, 17th of May 2022.
Please help to get the ID.
Kuv

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Hi Kuv, from what I see: female Aedes geniculatus (white knees, distinct pattern of thorax).

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Hi Eric,
Thank you very much .
Greetings Kuv

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The abdomen of this specimen is too pointy for geniculatus - it lacks the broad 8th sternite and short cerci of that species. I would say this is more likely to be Ochlerotatus sticticus.

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Thank you very much Tony .
I'll change headline to "more likely Ochlerotatus sticticus".
Greetings Kuv

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This is Aedes rusticus. Sides of thorax has way more scales than sticticus.

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Thanks for the correction brundlefly - most of the sticticus I see have lost scales anyway - it's time I reared some!

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Thank you very much brundlefly .
Greetings Kuv