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| Sundew |
Posted on 04-07-2008 11:33
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3917 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, Please let me bother you with some more mosquito photographs. I am just eager to find out who is biting me! Is the female a Culex, and the male an Aedes? Many thanks, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [177.67Kb] |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 04-07-2008 11:34
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3917 Joined: 28.07.07 |
The male:
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| socrates |
Posted on 04-07-2008 15:31
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Member Location: California Posts: 109 Joined: 11.02.07 |
Seems like it... What time of the day does it bother you?
tempus fugit |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 05-07-2008 01:54
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7288 Joined: 19.11.04 |
My first reaction is that the female is also Aedes, but it's vey late  , so I'll leave a closer look until tomorrow!
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 07-07-2008 18:12
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3917 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Tomorrow of which day, dear Tony?  The female has no stripes on her legs and bites if she has a chance to (as far as I remember it was early in the afternoon, but I am sure she would have attacked me also in the morning; our mosquitoes are very active). It was funny to watch how quickly her stomach filled with my blood; she flew away quite happy. Sundew |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 07-07-2008 20:48
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7288 Joined: 19.11.04 |
It's an Irish tomorrow, Claudia! The females look like Ochlerotatus punctor (=Aedes punctor) - but I am unfamiliar with several of the German species, so this is not a definitive identification! The males may well be Ochlerotatus flavescens (from the tarsal colouration), but again this is based on my knowledge of the British species only. Both species are known as "vicious biters", punctor perhaps being the worse, frequently coming indoors. Ouch! 
Edited by Tony Irwin on 07-07-2008 20:50 Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 07-07-2008 22:40
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3917 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Well, I cordially invite you in the name of our mosquitoes to stay in Berlin for a while to know them better! In the meantime I am absolutely satisfied with your explanation - many thanks! Sundew |
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