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Hello,

I had seen a few larva wriggling in a glass container outside which had filled with water. On the 19th November I checked and found a pupa which I think is Culicidae. I found another which looks very different, posting that separately.

Near Lincoln UK. Size around 8mm.

Janet

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head end

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sorry, nothing to see here.
better habitus picture is needed.

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It's in a glass container (the glass front of an old washing machine door) which is 25cm diameter and 7cm deep, filled with rain water and now has a few fallen leaves. The container is near my east facing wall, my general habitat is woodlands and pastures, sandy acidic soil, old estate area.

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In this kind of habitat you can find Culicidae but also Ceratopogonidae (usually Dasyhelea) and some Chironomidae (Orthocladiinae).

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Am I correct then that this could be any of those three?

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Yes, you correct. These three Nematocera's are the most probable representatives in these small temporary rainwater filled habitats. On your photo's I can't recognize any diagnostic feature to be sure. I think I see the wingsheaths and a part of the abdomen, but I can't recognize the head. Although your habitat seems very characteristic for Dasyhelea I can't be sure.

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Thanks atylotus. The abdomen is mostly clear.