Subspecies Ochlerotatus canadensis canadensis

Classification · Identification

canadensis canadensis - Ochlerotatus canadensis - female

canadensis - Ochlerotatus canadensis - female

Bloodfeeding - Ochlerotatus canadensis - female

Mosquito - Ochlerotatus canadensis - female

mosquito with striped legs - 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)

Subspecies canadensis (Ochlerotatus canadensis canadensis)

Identification

Hindtarsomeres scaled white on apical and basal portions (at least some), wings dark scaled, no lyre-shaped markings (and not on West Coast), scutum without dark median stripe, scutum with golden brown scales.

Contributed by tom murray on 18 June, 2006 - 8:08pm

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