Asian Tiger Mosquito? - Aedes albopictus

not an Ae. albopictus

you can tell because of the blunt abdomen. all Aedes and Ochlerotatus have a pointed abdomen. ill be honest with you, i wanted to say Ae. aegypti because of the leg banding and lateral view of the abdomen. but that was before i saw the abdomen. maybe Sean will know

… Omar Fahmy, 30 June, 2006 - 1:46pm

Ouch!

I thought that only Sean was this kind of masochist.

… Beatriz Moisset, 30 June, 2006 - 11:17am

I figured

since it was already there, I might as well get a shot of it, and she didn't get to drink much before she got a slap.

… Machele White, 30 June, 2006 - 11:33am

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I think this is just an e. albopictus with the median stripe on the scutum worn off. Don't let the abdomen fool you. Probably just the angle.
The only other bright black and white species is Oc. bahamensis, and the tarsi are wrong for that.

… Sean McCann, 30 June, 2006 - 2:24pm

if you think

i think its a bad specimen with bad angle. the two defining features you can see in the photo, netiher the abdomen or medial stripe. even the coloring isnt clear black and white
i think it should be frassed because it might confuse some people. we already have a picture with medial band rubbed off as an example that it happens.
what do you guys (Machele + Sean) think?

… Omar Fahmy, 1 July, 2006 - 1:06pm

Don't frass

This is my vote. It seems like a very good quality photo, worth keeping even if it doesn't show defining features as you say. We don't frass images of much lesser quality than this one nor ones that we have dozen of already, so why this one?

… Beatriz Moisset, 1 July, 2006 - 2:09pm

ok then

i guess ill leave it up

… Omar Fahmy, 1 July, 2006 - 6:48pm

Honestly,

I don't mind if you want to frass it, but, I would like to know what colors you see, I may need to adjust my monitor.

… Machele White, 2 July, 2006 - 7:15am

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I'm seeing black and white.
I think it is a good photo that shows what happens with integumental wear.
I guess it could be an Ae. aegypti with similar wear, but that species in the US tends to be less dramatically black and white, it is more of a dark brown and white.

… Sean McCann, 3 July, 2006 - 4:08pm

Ok, Thanks Sean,

wanted to be sure about the colors, my computer has been acting a little funny lately. I appreciate the information.

… Machele White, 3 July, 2006 - 8:54pm

Thanks

to all for the help.

… Machele White, 1 July, 2006 - 5:06am