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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
Copyright © 2024 Brett Hondow

mosquito - Psorophora howardii
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
May 15, 2024
Very large and highly aggressive mosquitos after all the recent storms we've had here. Looks to be some kind of gallinipper? Roughly 4 times the size of a regular mosquito.
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Contributed by Brett Hondow on 15 May, 2024 - 9:10pm
Last updated 19 September, 2024 - 3:04pm

Moved
Moved from Mosquitoes.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 19 September, 2024 - 3:04pm login or register to post comments

Moved, Psorophora howardii?
Moved from ID Request.

The markings on the legs don't match gallinipper, but it's something in that genus. They're usually pretty aggressive biters.
… Tyler Hedlund, 17 May, 2024 - 10:17am login or register to post comments

 
Psorophora howardii
Psorophora ciliata would have more erect tarsal scales and a golden median line on the scutum, so this would be howardii as you said.
… Liam Wolff, 19 September, 2024 - 1:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Quite possibly, thanks for the suggestion.
… Brett Hondow, 7 June, 2024 - 2:32pm login or register to post comments

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