kamik-kvægmyg

English translation: blackfly Simulium vittatum (Zetterstedt)

11:11 Jul 26, 2012
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Livestock / Animal Husbandry / Insects
Danish term or phrase: kamik-kvægmyg
Apparently, this is a nasty little insect found in Greenland. It is unlike the common mosquito in that it does not suck blook, but bites!

Any help from anyone who knows stuff about life in the Arctic???

Long link for the non-squeamish:

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=kamik-kvægmyg&um=1&hl=en&sa=N...


(P.S. Sorry about the field specifications; could not find any that matched better.)
564354352 (X)
Denmark
Local time: 21:51
English translation:blackfly Simulium vittatum (Zetterstedt)
Explanation:
Jeg går nogle gange efter de latinske navne - helt dødt er sproget jo ikke!

http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/z64-013

Som du uden tvivl ved, så giver Gyldendals Røde kvægmyg som Simuliidae - black fly.

De findes i mange dele af verdenen, men bæsterne her optræder i Grønland, og er måske dem, du leder efter - eller man skal holde sig fra.

http://www.clemson.edu/cafls/departments/esps/biomia/pdfs/ge...

Du kan finde en del mere, hvis du søger det latinske navn + Greenland (uden Zetterstedt i første omgang).
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Denmark
Local time: 21:51
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blackfly Simulium vittatum (Zetterstedt)


Explanation:
Jeg går nogle gange efter de latinske navne - helt dødt er sproget jo ikke!

http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/z64-013

Som du uden tvivl ved, så giver Gyldendals Røde kvægmyg som Simuliidae - black fly.

De findes i mange dele af verdenen, men bæsterne her optræder i Grønland, og er måske dem, du leder efter - eller man skal holde sig fra.

http://www.clemson.edu/cafls/departments/esps/biomia/pdfs/ge...

Du kan finde en del mere, hvis du søger det latinske navn + Greenland (uden Zetterstedt i første omgang).


Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 21:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 39
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Asker: Thanks Christine, very helpful. :D


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Ek: "You had me at Grønland." ;-) Yes, the "kamik" reference is to the white "socks" description used in English and the "unnaalik" ("the one with the white kamiks/boots") in Greenlandic: http://sydforisfjorden.dk. I haven't verified the particular species.
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