Skeeters

Hundreds of these skeeters on the walls of a moist room inside the old German WW2 bunker "Wassermann" on the Dutch island Schiermonnikoog.
Possibly Culex pipiens? (Update: Yup - confirmed at https://waarneming.nl/observation/204074285/ )

comments (5)

Christine Young

Lion

Looks like Cx. pipiens to me, but I'm not familiar with the other species in your area. The habitat would certainly suit pipiens. Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
1. Pudding4brains
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Christine, I've also uploaded the observation on waarneming.nl so hopefully some admin will look at it and decide, but I also think it's fair to assume it's C. pipiens ... Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Sounds good. Posted 4 years ago
  2. 1. Pudding4brains
      
      Lion
      
      Confirmed :o)
      https://waarneming.nl/observation/204074285/ Posted 4 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Great! Posted 4 years ago

The Common House Mosquito

''Culex pipiens'' is a species of blood-feeding mosquito of the family Culicidae. It is a vector of some diseases, such as Japanese encephalitis, meningitis, and urticaria. In the US and parts of Europe, it can spread West Nile virus, and in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, it has been demonstrated to be a vector of Usutu virus.

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Similar species: True Flies

Species identified by Pudding4brains