Species Ochlerotatus canadensis

Classification · Pronunciation · Identification · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Internet References

Mosquito - Ochlerotatus canadensis - female

Mosquito wing closeup - Ochlerotatus canadensis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

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

Infraorder Culicomorpha

Family Culicidae (Mosquitoes)

Genus Ochlerotatus

Species canadensis (Ochlerotatus canadensis)

Pronunciation

can-ah-den-sis

Identification

Larvae:

- Antennae half as long as head

- Antennal seta 1-A with four or more branches.

- lateral setae on abdominal segments 1 and 2 are double

- Siphon with one pair of setae

- Incomplete saddle

Adult Female:

- Proboscis dark scaled

- Wings comlpletely dark scaled

- Hindtarsomere with pale apical and basal bands (bands on both ends of the leg segment)

Habitat

Larvae live in temporary woodland pools

Season

Larvae: March - June, September - October

Adults: May - October

Food

Females feed on the blood of about anything that has blood including mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians.

Life Cycle

- Overwinters as an egg

- Univoltine with some exceptions

Internet References

Virginia Mosquito Control Association

Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 11 December, 2005 - 7:55am
Additional contributions by cotinis, Omar Fahmy
Last updated 20 October, 2008 - 8:59am

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