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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Mosquitoes and Midges (Culicomorpha) » Mosquitoes (Culicidae) » Culicini » Culex » White-dotted Mosquito (Culex restuans)
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Mosquito - Culex restuans - male
Copyright © 2021 Peter Cristofono

Mosquito - Culex restuans - Male
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
September 30, 2021
Ochlerotatus canadensis?

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Contributed by Peter Cristofono on 30 September, 2021 - 6:15pm
Last updated 20 October, 2021 - 1:57pm

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… Peter Cristofono, 20 October, 2021 - 12:13pm login or register to post comments

Culex restuans
The dainty upturned, unclubbed palps indicate Culex. The two spots atop the scutum are a field mark for Cx. restuans.
… Liam Wolff, 20 October, 2021 - 12:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Re: Aedes canadensis
Regarding Aedes canadensis, it is easily distinguished from most other mosquitoes (though not all other mosquitoes) by the presence of contrasting bands on the legs that cover the tarsal joints. Note that this individual does not have tarsal bands.
… Liam Wolff, 20 October, 2021 - 12:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you.
Liam, thanks for identifying this mosquito and for the information about A. canadensis.
… Peter Cristofono, 20 October, 2021 - 12:13pm login or register to post comments

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