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Photo#178822
Mosquito - Culiseta incidens - female

Mosquito - Culiseta incidens - Female
Lacey (near Olympia), Thurston County, Washington, USA
April 24, 2008

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It's a mosquito, and it loon=ks like Culiseta incidens.

 
pulling out my dunce cap
Ok, so I thought it looked a little big for a mosquito when I shot the picture, and my mind is full of midges, fungus gnats, wood gnats, gall midges and all the incredible variety around me that I used to just think were flies or gnats. I mean, with all these other cool critters in my head, do you actually expect me to recognize a simple house fly, honeybee, or mosquito any more?! :) (embarrassed grin)

Um...thanks for the ID, Sean.