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Mosquito - Ochlerotatus canadensis - female
Copyright © 2007 Michael Pettigrew

Mosquito - Ochlerotatus canadensis - Female
Sterling, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
May 24, 2007

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Contributed by Michael Pettigrew on 30 May, 2007 - 10:01pm
Last updated 2 July, 2007 - 11:31am

Moved
Moved from Ochlerotatus.
… Omar Fahmy, 2 July, 2007 - 11:31am login or register to post comments

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Looks to me like Ochlerotatus canadensis, although it seems to have some light wing scales...Could be a function of flash photography.
Here is another one for comparison:
… Sean McCann, 31 May, 2007 - 12:07am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Sean
I'll try to submit another angle or closeup of the wings
… Michael Pettigrew, 31 May, 2007 - 3:54pm login or register to post comments

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