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Tiny mosquito - Culex erraticus - female
Copyright © 2007 Jeff Hollenbeck

Tiny mosquito - Culex erraticus - Female
Bluefield Ranch, St. Lucie County, Florida, USA
July 8, 2007
For Sean and Omar.
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Tiny mosquito - Culex erraticus - female Tiny mosquito - Culex erraticus - female
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Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 9 July, 2007 - 9:55am
Last updated 9 July, 2007 - 12:17pm

Culex erraticus.
Looks like Culex erraticus. That big white scale patch on the mesepimeron is characteristic.
That would be the first Melanoconion for the guide.
Not sure why I never took a photo of one in Florida, but good on you for doing so.
… Sean McCann, 9 July, 2007 - 10:45am login or register to post comments

 
nice
absolutely what it is. they also do tend to be smaller
… Omar Fahmy, 9 July, 2007 - 12:15pm login or register to post comments

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