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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Culicomorpha » Mosquitoes (Culicidae) » Ochlerotatus » Ochlerotatus communis
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Tons of mosquito larvae - Ochlerotatus communis
Copyright © 2008 tom murray

Tons of mosquito larvae - Ochlerotatus communis
Woodford, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
May 1, 2008
I found several extremely thick masses of mosquito larvae like this in a vernal pool.

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Contributed by tom murray on 1 May, 2008 - 11:01pm
Last updated 2 March, 2009 - 9:46pm

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… tom murray, 2 March, 2009 - 9:46pm login or register to post comments

Tons of mosquito larvae
The mosquito is quite likely Ochlerotatus communis, which often forms large concentrated masses in vernal pools. I have not seen other spring Ochlerotatus species aggregate in this way
… JBurger, 3 May, 2008 - 12:08pm login or register to post comments

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