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BugGuide Gathering
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July 10-12, 2009
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Species Culiseta inornata

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Culicomorpha
Family Culicidae (Mosquitoes)
Genus Culiseta
Species inornata (Culiseta inornata)
Pronunciation
in-ornah-tah
Identification
Larvae:
- antennal seta 1-A multiple, attached near the middle of the shaft
- head hairs 5 and 6 multibranched
- comb scale rounded apically
- siphon with an even row of single setae attached distally to pecten teeth
- saddle complete
- anal segment seta 1 as long as or longer than saddle

Adult Female:
- proboscis long and weakly recurved
- abdominal terga dark brown with yellowish-white basal bands widening lateraly to width of the segment
- hindtarsomeres intermixed with light and dark scales
- costa, subcosta, and radius intermixed with light and drk scales
Habitat
Larvae live in temporary and semi permanent woodland pools, marshes and edges of ponds
Season
Adults found year round
Food
Females prefer mammals, rarely humans
Life Cycle
- Overwinters as an adult female
- Multivoltine