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Mosquito - Aedes albopictus - female
Copyright © 2009 Sam Houston

Mosquito - Aedes albopictus - Female
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
July 8, 2009
Size: 5mm (3/16")
Looks similar to (except this one has all of its body parts :-) )

Please help with ID.
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Contributed by Sam Houston on 9 July, 2009 - 8:42am
Last updated 10 July, 2009 - 8:52am

Asian tiger mosquito - Aedes albopictus maybe
I think...
full of blood version looks a little different. I assume that's photographer blood. I just went through the same with a different skeeter(s).

… Andrew Williams, 9 July, 2009 - 8:48am login or register to post comments

 
Yes, Aedes albopictus
The bold, white stripe down the middle of the thorax is diagnostic of the species. The only similar species is Aedes agypti, with a lyre-shaped series of stripes and curves on the thorax.
… John Carlson, 9 July, 2009 - 11:41pm login or register to post comments

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