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mosquito - Aedes vexans - female
Copyright © 2005 Russ Jones

mosquito - Aedes vexans - Female
Amhersburg, Essex, Ontario, Canada
September 6, 2005
Size: 5-7mm approx
These are very common in my yard right now. Be sure to click on the photo to see a slightly larger version. Can anybody ID this mosquito?

Thanks,

Russ
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Contributed by Russ Jones on 8 September, 2005 - 4:07pm
Last updated 22 June, 2006 - 11:46pm

Aedes
vexans. pretty easy to tell from the side of the abdomen.
… Omar Fahmy, 22 June, 2006 - 9:53pm login or register to post comments

Aedes
Looks like an Aedes of some sort. Beyond that, specimen in hand, with a scope and a key is the best way to go.
Note that the major entomological journals have weighed in on Aedine names. A summary cane be found here: http://www.entsoc.org/pubs/Periodicals/JME/mosquito_name_policy.htm.
… Sean McCann, 10 September, 2005 - 12:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Name
I meant of course, Aedes in the broad sense, i.e. pre-Reinert.
… Sean McCann, 11 November, 2005 - 9:33pm login or register to post comments

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