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Which fly is this, please? - Toxorhynchites rutilus - female
Copyright © 2007 Thomas of Baltimore City

Which fly is this, please? - Toxorhynchites rutilus - Female
My back garden, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
June 26, 2007
Observed on Polygonum persicaria.
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Contributed by Thomas of Baltimore City on 26 June, 2007 - 1:31pm
Last updated 26 June, 2007 - 2:43pm

female mosquito
Toxorhynchites rutilus. These mosquitoes feed on other mosquitoes as larvae. Because of the amount of protein they consume as larvae, the females do not bite as adults. Instead they only feed on nectar
… Omar Fahmy, 26 June, 2007 - 2:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Very
cool! Thanks for the information, Omar!
… Thomas of Baltimore City, 26 June, 2007 - 2:38pm login or register to post comments

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