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Chironomidae? - Toxorhynchites rutilus - male
Copyright © 2005 Steve Scott

Chironomidae? - Toxorhynchites rutilus - Male
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
October 30, 2005
Size: 1 cm +

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Midge or mosquito - Toxorhynchites rutilus - male Chironomidae? - Toxorhynchites rutilus - male Chironomidae? - Toxorhynchites rutilus - male
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Contributed by Steve Scott on 2 November, 2005 - 8:07am
Last updated 4 November, 2005 - 9:31am

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No, This is a mosquito, Toxorhynchites rutilis.You can tell by the large size and downward-curved proboscis. Seems quite strange to see one in Illinois in November.
… Sean McCann, 2 November, 2005 - 8:47am login or register to post comments

 
Way down south on the Little Wabash
You're thinking of Chicago. I'm only an hour from Kentucky and the mosquitoes are still thick - although thicker than usual this year.
Thanks for the ID. I thought mosquitoes this size only grew in Texas or Alaska!
… Steve Scott, 4 November, 2005 - 7:03pm login or register to post comments

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