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Elephant Mosquito? - Toxorhynchites rutilus

Elephant Mosquito? - Toxorhynchites rutilus
Spiderweb, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA
August 23, 2011

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Elephant Mosquito? - Toxorhynchites rutilus Elephant Mosquito? - Toxorhynchites rutilus

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Correct! The strongly downcurved proboscis, size and metallic colors are all good characters for this species.

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