The Asian bush mosquito showed sexual size dimorphism with females growing larger than males, taking the length of the R1 wing vein as a proxy for body size. This was valid for all temperatures for which individuals reached the adult stage (Fig. 3). Temperature (F(2,25) = 54.4, P < 0.005) and sex (F(2,25) = 622.5, P < 0.001) were significant sources of variation. However, analysis of the percentage difference to the maximal length of the R1 wing vein showed temperature as significant source of variation (F(3,24) = 325.4, P < 0.001) but not sex or their interaction. Thus, temperature treatments influenced male and female body size similarly.Fig. 3Influence of temperature and sex on the body size. R1 wing vein length in dependence of temperature. Means ± standard deviations are shown. #: Maxima of R1 wing vein length