2. Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)

(Fig. 2B)

Published sources: Remm (1957: 156), Burtin (2014: 34), Lilja et al. (2018: 283), Kirik et al. (2021: 11).

Voucher material: 1♀, Tartu (58° 21′ 23″ N, 26° 44′ 31″ E), 13.VIII.2017, T. Kesküla leg., H. Kirik det., sweep net, IZBE0210182, GenBank: OK465140; 1♀, Tartu (58° 22′ 17″ N, 26° 41′ 58″ E), 21.VIII.2017, H. Kirik leg., H. Kirik det., sweep net, IZBE0210183, GenBank: OK465141; 1♂, Tartu (58° 21′ 16″ N, 26° 40′ 53″ E), 06.VI.2015, T. Kesküla leg., O. Kurina det., sweep net, IZBE0210184 .

Comment: 366 mosquitoes (1.5% of all specimens collected) were identified as Ae. vexans . This species was infrequently collected, but specimens could be found throughout the warm season, with a peak of activity in August. However, Ae. vexans has been found to emerge in large numbers after floods (Schäfer & Lundström 2009), so their low numbers in this study could be due to sampling bias.