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Mosquito - Culiseta - female
Copyright © 2008 Sam Houston

Mosquito - Culiseta - Female
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
February 29, 2008
Size: 6mm (1/4")
I think this is a Mosquito. Please help with ID.
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Contributed by Sam Houston on 10 March, 2008 - 7:31pm
Last updated 6 August, 2008 - 10:55am

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Moved from Mosquitoes.
… Omar Fahmy, 6 August, 2008 - 10:55am login or register to post comments

fine image,
but without seeing the tip of the abdomen or at least a closeup of the thorax to determine the presence of hair before thoracic spiracles, it is hard to determine even a genus.

Mosquitoes are hard, but I feel bad not IDing what people post up. I don't mean to ask much either, but a few shots from different angles would be fantastic (eg. dorsal and lateral)
… Omar Fahmy, 27 March, 2008 - 6:37pm login or register to post comments

 
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I would guess some kind of Culiseta. Perhaps inornata. The downcurved proboscis is notable.
… Sean McCann, 20 April, 2008 - 10:07am login or register to post comments

 
My instinct is the same.
With the downcurved beak, Culiseta is a good bet.
… Mark Fox, 5 August, 2008 - 8:52pm login or register to post comments

Not an ID
but I think there is a longitudinal groove on the dorsal thorax, which might suggest a midge instead of a mosquito? Do you have a close-up of the antennae by any chance?
… Ken Schneider, 11 March, 2008 - 11:53am login or register to post comments

 
Female mosquito.
Even biting midges don't have beak-like mouthparts like this.
… Eric R. Eaton, 11 March, 2008 - 3:30pm login or register to post comments

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