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Toxorhynchites speciosus - Toxorhynchites rutilus
Copyright © 2006 May Lenzer Lattanzio

Toxorhynchites speciosus - Toxorhynchites rutilus
Bayou George, Bay County, Florida, USA
September 14, 2006
Size: Approx. 1/2 inch
No breeze, about 90 degrees, sunny. Feeding in Bidens alba.
Beautiful, feathery antennae. I'm hoping it is this mosquito.

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Contributed by May Lenzer Lattanzio on 14 September, 2006 - 10:59pm
Last updated 15 September, 2006 - 10:09am

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It is a Toxorhynchites, but speciosus is an Australian species. This would be Toxorhynchites rutilis.
e.g.:
Nice photo!
I have yet to see an adult of one of these in the wild.
… Sean McCann, 15 September, 2006 - 8:14am login or register to post comments

 
T. rutilus
Thank you, Sean. I couldn't find another picture on the internet except those from Australia, and they looked so close. This one had the habit of holding one or the other rear leg up in the air. There was also another small bee-like insect buzzing around the flowers and may have been protective behavior.

Thank you - I have many other photos of it if you'd like to see them.

May
… May Lenzer Lattanzio, 15 September, 2006 - 11:03am login or register to post comments

 
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Maybe you should get a tighter crop of this or another. That way the features of the mosquito will show up better.
… Sean McCann, 15 September, 2006 - 1:29pm login or register to post comments

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