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 Ceratopogonid with spotted wings (22.04.16) --> Culicoides cf. punctatus
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 23-04-2016 00:23
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14108 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, sorry for the picture quality, this midge was not more than a moving spot to my bare eyes (< 1 mm). The more surprised I was, when I saw the beautifully spotted wings. At night at light in garden (northwest Germany). Is a closer ID possible? Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [55.72Kb] Edited by Juergen Peters on 23-04-2016 02:38 Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 23-04-2016 00:23
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14108 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Three more pics.
Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [114.98Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 23-04-2016 01:42
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 Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10387 Joined: 22.10.10 |
I think close to Culicoides punctatus. |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 23-04-2016 02:38
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14108 Joined: 11.09.04 |
John Carr wrote: I think close to Culicoides punctatus. Many thanks, John! I thought of that genus, because the closest looking one to mine was a Culicoides sp. in the gallery. 
Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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