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Inland Floodwater Mosquito - Aedes vexans - female
Copyright © 2006 Jacob Hartman

Inland Floodwater Mosquito - Aedes vexans - Female
Herbster, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, USA
September 3, 2006
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Contributed by Jacob Hartman on 4 September, 2006 - 11:19pm
Last updated 28 January, 2007 - 7:11pm

Moved
Moved from Nematocera.
… Omar Fahmy, 28 January, 2007 - 6:49pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… john and jane balaban, 28 January, 2007 - 6:09pm login or register to post comments

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Not Culex, as that would have a blunt abdomen. This one is a darn good candidate for Ochlerotatus dorsalis, Oc. stimulans or Oc. fitchii, although the picture is not very clear. That amount of light scales ventrally on the abdomen is very compelling.
… Sean McCann, 5 September, 2006 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

 
narrow basal bands on hind t's?
i would go for Aedes vexans. besides the leg banding, the lateral view of the abdomen is clear. check the other photos in the guide, Jacob and see what you think.
… Omar Fahmy, 5 September, 2006 - 1:01pm login or register to post comments

 
You could be right, I had nev
You could be right, I had never looked at the bottom of a vexans
… Sean McCann, 5 September, 2006 - 1:24pm login or register to post comments

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