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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 07-11-2007 19:57
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
In the other side... (before I asked for flies above 40?C) >> I was surprised that there are some Culicids (!) can support even very low temperatures. ". Mosquitoes were seen actively flying, and tests showed that mosquitoes remained active even at temperatures as low as 0?C, showing that mos- quitoes likely relocate often in their overwintering sites"  in http://tinyurl.co... are there another resistants besides the Trichoceridae (another flies that can be seen on snow/ice...) and some culicids and maybe some sciarids?? Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 07-11-2007 20:05 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 09-04-2012 17:48
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10087 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Cecidomyiidae: Catocha species formerly placed in genera Eucatocha and Anocha are found in winter, often on snow. See BugGuide: http://bugguide.n...iew/398300. They have very large wings. I don't know whether large wing size is adaptive for cold weather. Other genera commonly found on snow are Chionea and Diamesa. |
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| nielsyese |
Posted on 09-04-2012 18:30
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 Member Location: Yerseke, NL Posts: 2348 Joined: 13.02.09 |
I saw also Sphaeroceridae and Phoridae with temperatures below zero.
Best wishes, Niels-Jan Dek |
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