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crazy mouth parts - Culiseta - male
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crazy mouth parts - Culiseta - Male
Fairbanks, Grenac Rd, Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska, USA
August 3, 2020
Size: WL 7 mm
looks like a giant mosquito with crazy mouth parts.
Contributed by RobertWeeden on 3 August, 2020 - 6:09pm
Last updated 26 August, 2020 - 4:55am

Moved
Moved from Mosquitoes.
… John F. Carr, 26 August, 2020 - 4:55am

Culiseta
Indeed, and the palp structures here (separated and upturned, but clubbed) ID this mosquito as Culiseta, a cold-tolerant mosquito that is quite ubiquitous in Alaska.
… Liam Wolff, 25 August, 2020 - 8:15pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Males have modified palps, usually loaded up with extra sensory equipment to find a mate.
… Tyler Hedlund, 12 August, 2020 - 9:14am

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