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lweit
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Posted on 29-08-2014 14:25
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Hello
At the same place my first and second message of mosquito larvae, found swimming in rainwater bucket in NE of France between Metz and Thionville (Distroff 57925), about 5mm lenght.
It's a pupae of mosquito, but which : Culiseta longiareolata, Culex territans or another ?
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A second photo of the trumpet

Thank you
Louis
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Posted on 29-08-2014 16:03
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looks more like the pupa of Chaoborus spec. to me.
 
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