Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Culicomorpha » Mosquitoes (Culicidae)
Photo#16895
Mosquito - male
Copyright © 2005 Tony DiTerlizzi

Mosquito - Male
Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
May 8, 2005
Size: ~7 mm
I am guessing this is a mosquito of some sort. Quite a set of mouthparts on it.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 9 May, 2005 - 9:44pm
Last updated 29 June, 2006 - 8:51am

Yes.
I forget which genus has those long, fuzzy palps, though.
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 May, 2005 - 12:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Anopheles?
Could it be a male Anopheles?
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 13 May, 2005 - 8:12am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact