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mosquito - Psorophora cyanescens - male
Copyright © 2006 edward trammel

mosquito - Psorophora cyanescens - Male
fayetteville, washington County, Arkansas, USA
August 29, 2006
looks like something in the genus Psorophora, but i can not say i know which species.

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Contributed by edward trammel on 29 August, 2006 - 9:25pm
Last updated 31 August, 2006 - 9:45am

It might be
a Psorphora, but the common name you list is for the genus Toxorhynchites not Psorophora. It is pretty hard to tell from this angle, but Sean, our number one mosquito man may know. Such a pretty picture
… Omar Fahmy, 29 August, 2006 - 9:54pm login or register to post comments

 
mosquito
thank you for the information Omar, and sorry about the name, as i thought elephant mosquito worked for either genus... now i know.
… edward trammel, 29 August, 2006 - 10:55pm login or register to post comments

 
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It looks like a Psorophora, perhaps a male howardii.
Do you have any dorsal shots?
… Sean McCann, 30 August, 2006 - 8:28pm login or register to post comments

 
i thought
howardii too.
… Omar Fahmy, 30 August, 2006 - 8:32pm login or register to post comments

 
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Yep, the proboscis would still be yellow in a male ciliata. The reason the legs don't look iridescent is due to the angle of the light.
… Sean McCann, 30 August, 2006 - 8:34pm login or register to post comments

 
mosquito
i may have some dorsal shots if you would like them, unless you feel confident about calling it P. howardii... in either case i could still try to find a good dorsal shot.
… edward trammel, 30 August, 2006 - 10:17pm login or register to post comments

 
not howardii
anymore, Im thinking Psorophora cyanescens. Check the next photo guys
… Omar Fahmy, 31 August, 2006 - 6:34am login or register to post comments

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