Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Culicidae-Aedes
Posted by
lema on 24-09-2007 20:32
#1
hello,
In Istria you can see or better, you can feel it
size: app. 5mm
Aedes albopictus
Female full of blood
Posted by
lema on 24-09-2007 20:35
#2
and a male oa a leaf
regards
#3
I'd say Aedes albopictus (female - the first photo)!
Posted by
crex on 25-09-2007 10:00
#4
Interesting midge. I don't think I've seen that one before. Is it present in Scandinavia also?
Posted by
crex on 25-09-2007 10:02
#5
When and where were these photos taken?
Posted by
Xespok on 25-09-2007 10:41
#6
Yes, this looks exactly like A. albopictus that I know from Japan. There this mosquito is the most common pest around paddyfields. It is a nuisance cause it attacks aggressively day and night.
To my knowledge it is a recent introduction to Europe. And this species is susceptible to heavy frost, so it does not occur in most parts of Central and Northern Europe.
Posted by
lema on 25-09-2007 13:07
#7
Photos from my garden in Istria, Jun/July 2007.
Asian tiger mosquito was native to Southeast Asia. Now they have been found in Europe ? Italy, Spain, and also in Slovenia and Croatia
lema
#8
and maybe in Portugal.
Posted by
lema on 25-09-2007 13:37
#9
most likely in Portugal too
