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Got me - Aedes vexans
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Got me - Aedes vexans
Efland, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
October 28, 2007

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Contributed by Jim Kramer on 28 October, 2007 - 5:49pm
Last updated 2 November, 2007 - 8:14am

Yes
Agree with Sean
… Omar Fahmy, 30 October, 2007 - 9:21pm

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I would guess Aedes vexans.
… Sean McCann, 29 October, 2007 - 10:29am

 
Life cycle question
Would it likely go from egg to adult in 4 days? (The beginning of long overdue rain fall, even the streams near here were bone dry just before that.)
… Jim Kramer, 29 October, 2007 - 10:52am

 
Nope. That would be a rate of
Nope. That would be a rate of development that you wouldn't see. This species generally prefers floodwaters, or pools of collected rain.
I would guess in your area the time from egg to adult would be around 9-10 days.
… Sean McCann, 29 October, 2007 - 10:57am

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