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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Mosquitoes and Midges (Culicomorpha) » Mosquitoes (Culicidae) » Aedini » Psorophora » Psorophora howardii
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Mosquito for ID - Psorophora howardii
Copyright © 2018 Barbara Thurlow

Mosquito for ID - Psorophora howardii
Temple Hills, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
July 31, 2018

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Mosquito for ID - Psorophora howardii Mosquito for ID - Psorophora howardii
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Contributed by Barbara Thurlow on 1 August, 2018 - 4:47pm
Last updated 7 May, 2019 - 11:43pm

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… Barbara Thurlow, 4 August, 2018 - 8:56pm login or register to post comments

Psorophora howardii
Very similar to the slightly larger Ps. ciliata but without a golden stripe down the center of the thorax. Slightly thinner proboscis with palpi that span almost half of its length. I usually feel that the contrast of silver and black is stronger on Ps. howardii because Ps. ciliata usually has a bit of orange on the thorax.
… Josh Emm, 4 August, 2018 - 8:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks much!
… Barbara Thurlow, 4 August, 2018 - 8:48pm login or register to post comments

 
No problem. I've been doing a
No problem. I've been doing a lot of mosquito work in my corner of Maryland. I don't see many Ps. howardii, yours are some of the best photos I've seen!
… Josh Emm, 4 August, 2018 - 8:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
This was a very cooperative subject, chillin' near the porch light.
… Barbara Thurlow, 4 August, 2018 - 8:57pm login or register to post comments

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