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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 - Psorophora howardii - female
Copyright © 2019 Preston Chappell

Mosquito - Psorophora howardii - Female
Peachtree Corners, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
August 1, 2019
Mosquito; maybe (Psorophora sp.) (?) …seems to resemble (Psorophora howardii) (??)

I couldn’t get a measurement before it flew away but it was really large for a mosquito. At first glance I thought it resembled a small Cranefly except for the very large proboscis.

Observed on side of house by a small patch of assorted wildflowers. (Thanks)
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Contributed by Preston Chappell on 23 August, 2019 - 7:19am
Last updated 24 April, 2020 - 9:59pm

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… John F. Carr, 24 April, 2020 - 9:59pm login or register to post comments

Ps. howardii
The only other species in the subgenus is Ps. ciliata, which has a distinct golden median stripe on the scutum as well as at least partly yellow proboscis.
… Liam Wolff, 24 April, 2020 - 9:41pm login or register to post comments

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