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Psorophora ciliata - female
Copyright © 2007 Ashley Bradford

Psorophora ciliata - Female
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
September 3, 2007
Size: abt. 3/4" ?
This thing was HUGE and hefty! I looked through the mosquitoes in the Guide here, and it looks like it could be Gallinipper (Psorophora ciliata). Can someone confirm? Will it eat me whole???

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Psorophora ciliata - female Psorophora ciliata - female
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Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 4 September, 2007 - 11:42pm
Last updated 16 June, 2018 - 12:47pm

Very large mosquito
It is Psorophora ciliata
… JBurger, 5 September, 2007 - 8:43am login or register to post comments

 
Emphasis on "Sore:-)"
Well, after they bite you, you're psore:-) Sorry.
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 September, 2007 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Hah! I bet!
I don't know how any of those suckers can live past sticking that sword in someone - how can you not feel it and smack them immediately???
… Ashley Bradford, 5 September, 2007 - 4:04pm login or register to post comments

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