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UID INSECT - Psorophora ciliata - male
Copyright © 2008 sheransd

UID INSECT - Psorophora ciliata - Male
Grove, Delaware County, Oklahoma, USA
September 24, 2008
Size: ~ .5"
Attracted to UV light on garage door.
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Contributed by sheransd on 29 January, 2009 - 3:46pm
Last updated 29 January, 2009 - 6:10pm

Psorophora
Looks a lot like Psorophora ciliata

http://bugguide.net/node/view/24388/bgimage
… Natalie Hernandez, 29 January, 2009 - 4:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks very much. Sheran, NE
Thanks very much. Sheran, NE OK
… sheransd, 30 January, 2009 - 8:14am login or register to post comments

Male mosquito
The males of mosquitoes and some related families have fuzzy antennae.
… John F. Carr, 29 January, 2009 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Psorophora sp.
After getting bitten by a female, I vote the name be changed to "Sore-o-phora," not just pronounced that way:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 29 January, 2009 - 4:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Luckily
I've only seen them dead :) They're pretty big so I can only imagine how much that hurts.
… Natalie Hernandez, 29 January, 2009 - 5:07pm login or register to post comments

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