Species Culex tarsalis - Western Encephalitis Mosquito

Classification · Identification

A **!!#%! Mosquito! - Culex tarsalis - female

Western Encephalitis Mosquito - Culex tarsalis - female

Momsquito of some kind ? - Culex tarsalis - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))

Infraorder Culicomorpha

Family Culicidae (Mosquitoes)

Genus Culex

Species tarsalis (Western Encephalitis Mosquito)

Identification

Adult Female:

Scutum with middorsal acrostichal setae, hindtarsomeres with distinct apical and basal bands of pale scales, proboscis with complete distinct ring of pale scales, anterior of forefemur and tibia with pale stripe or line of pale-scaled spots, V-shaped dark marks on abdominal sterna.

Contributed by Omar Fahmy on 19 October, 2006 - 10:53pm
Additional contributions by smccann27
Last updated 20 October, 2006 - 5:09am

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