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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Mosquitoes and Midges (Culicomorpha) » Mosquitoes (Culicidae) » Culiseta » Culiseta incidens
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Mosquito - Culiseta incidens - female
Copyright © 2007 Kevin Hall

Mosquito - Culiseta incidens - Female
Lacey (near Olympia), Thurston County, Washington, USA
November 25, 2007

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Contributed by Kevin Hall on 8 December, 2007 - 10:07pm
Last updated 22 June, 2008 - 11:32pm

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Moved from Mosquitoes.
… Omar Fahmy, 21 December, 2007 - 11:09am login or register to post comments

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My guess would be Culiseta incidens based on the curving proboscis and the white at the base of the hind femora. Do you have a dorsal shot? The patterned wings are a dead giveaway for incidens.
e.g:
… Sean McCann, 8 December, 2007 - 10:16pm login or register to post comments

 
dorsal shot
Alas, no. The critter was all the way at the top of one side of my house. I was reaching up with my camera above my head as it was. :(
No way to shoot different angles.

I keep making guesses on these mosquitoes and not even landing close. Argh. :)
… Kevin Hall, 8 December, 2007 - 10:21pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree
Cs. incidens. Popular west coast mosquitoes.

Here is a hint Kevin, next time you look at a mosquito, look at the tip of the abdomen. If it is pointed then its Aedes, Ochlerotatus or Psoropora. If it is blunt like in your photo then it is probably either Culex or Culiseta (among other choices).
… Omar Fahmy, 21 December, 2007 - 11:09am login or register to post comments

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