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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 ?

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Yes, I think vexans is most likely. Do you have a dorsal shot of the abdomen?

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Thank you Tony, here is a dorsal view.

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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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OK, many thanks Tony,