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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Culicomorpha » Mosquitoes (Culicidae) » Aedes » Inland Floodwater Mosquito (Aedes vexans)
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Mosquito - Aedes vexans - female
Copyright © 2005 Chris Wirth

Mosquito - Aedes vexans - Female
Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
May 13, 2005
Size: Under 1cm
This mosquito bit me on my finger and then flew away before I could slap. If anyone knows what this is please tell me.

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Mosquito - Aedes vexans - female Mosquito - Aedes vexans - female Mosquito - Aedes vexans - female
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Contributed by Chris Wirth on 14 May, 2005 - 4:56pm
Last updated 22 June, 2006 - 11:29pm

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looks like an Aedes vexans.
… Omar Fahmy, 12 May, 2006 - 1:46pm login or register to post comments

I don't know
I don't know much about mosquitos. Nice pics though! It looks like it bit right under the fingernail. I bet that felt nice!

Matthew
… Matthew Roth, 21 May, 2005 - 7:46am login or register to post comments

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