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Mosquito - Ochlerotatus abserratus - female
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Mosquito - Ochlerotatus abserratus - Female
Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
May 11, 2006
Size: 5.5mm
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Contributed by tom murray on 12 May, 2006 - 10:41pm
Last updated 2 July, 2006 - 8:42am

Tom,
do you have any dorsal shots of this girl? its either a species of Ochleratatus or an Aedes vexans. if you give me dorsal shot ill tell you for sure
… Omar Fahmy, 12 May, 2006 - 11:36pm login or register to post comments

 
She flew away
as soon as I took this one shot.
… tom murray, 13 May, 2006 - 8:17am login or register to post comments

 
scared her away?!
or she didnt like your blood ;). well like Sean said the basal stripes arent there so that eliminates the possibility of Aedes vexans. I would just move it to the Ochleratatus page for now
… Omar Fahmy, 13 May, 2006 - 8:44am login or register to post comments

 
Moved to genus page
She was camera shy.
… tom murray, 13 May, 2006 - 10:04am login or register to post comments

 
oh
6.5 mm is a little too big. i would say from 4.5mm-5.5mm (max)
… Omar Fahmy, 13 May, 2006 - 10:22am login or register to post comments

 
5.5mm
I rechecked my measurement, and it was 5.5mm.
… tom murray, 13 May, 2006 - 3:13pm login or register to post comments

 
...
Aedes vexans should have pale bands on the basal parts of hind tarsomeres....
-Sean McCann


triatoma.blogspot.com
… Sean McCann, 13 May, 2006 - 3:33am login or register to post comments

 
true..
true..
… Omar Fahmy, 13 May, 2006 - 7:54am login or register to post comments

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