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May 28, 2007 - Mosquito Emergence - Culex restuans - male
Copyright © 2007 Stephen Luk

May 28, 2007 - Mosquito Emergence - Culex restuans - Male
Richmond Hill, York Region, Ontario, Canada
May 28, 2007
An emergence sequence. This is my second time intentionally rearing mosquito larvae, and I've had far more success than my first time, with three dozen adults emerging (almost all fourth-instar larvae and pupae survived) and many more second-instar larvae developing at the moment.
Contributed by Stephen Luk on 31 May, 2007 - 10:30pm
Last updated 4 June, 2007 - 4:29pm

Moved
Moved from Mosquitoes.
… Omar Fahmy, 4 June, 2007 - 4:29pm

Nice sequence, Stephen
Good presentation, too.
… Ron Hemberger, 1 June, 2007 - 12:21am

 
Thanks, Ron
I was fortunate to be able to capture this event entirely. These guys emerge fast - the time gap between the splitting of the mosquito's pupal skin and its first flight spans less than ten minutes!
… Stephen Luk, 1 June, 2007 - 4:03pm

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