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Genus Coquillettidia

mosquito - Coquillettidia perturbans - male

Mosquito - Coquillettidia perturbans - female

Biting - Coquillettidia perturbans - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))

Infraorder Culicomorpha

Family Culicidae (Mosquitoes)

Genus Coquillettidia

Pronunciation

cokel-tidia

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

A former subgenus of Mansonia, now elevated to generic rank.

Numbers

one species in this genus: Cq. perturbans

Identification

Adults

- Scattering of pale and dark scales throughout the wings

- very blunt abdomen

Larvae

- diagnostic hook next to their siphon which is used to tap into underwater stems for air.

Habitat

Ponds or bodies of water with emerging vegetation, especially Cattails

Contributed by tom murray on 5 August, 2005 - 7:48pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, Omar Fahmy
Last updated 23 April, 2007 - 8:59am

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