Culicoides (unidentified), (unidentified midge)

14 Mar 2004 at OSGR: SU36 in Berks, England

Culicoides (unidentified) is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

Record Summary	long thin larva that swims by wriggling
Found as	Larva
Date	14 March 2004
Capture method	net sample
OS grid ref	OSGR: SU36
Lat/Lon	51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W
Vice County	Berks, VC no: 22
County	Berkshire
Country	England

Notes: Animal wriggles continuously. Small brown head, tail with radiating setae.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

Smith, K.V.G., 1989. An Introduction to the immature stages of British Flies. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, part 14, 280pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

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Culicoides (unidentified), (unidentified midge)

14 Mar 2004 at OSGR: SU36 in Berks, England

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Culicoides (unidentified) is also a member of:

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