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Mosquito pupa?

Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
April 11, 2009
Size: 5.5mm

Contributed by tom murray on 12 April, 2009 - 10:20am
Last updated 28 November, 2012 - 7:28pm

Moved

Moved from Mosquitoes.

… John F. Carr, 28 November, 2012 - 7:28pm

Moved

I kept this one to see what it would be as an adult, but it died.

… tom murray, 16 April, 2009 - 8:18am

Either Chaoborid or Culicid

According to Merritt and Cummins, the 2 genera can be differentiated by the shape of the respiratory horn (the antennal like structures on your specimen)- if it's spindle-shaped and pointed with a nearly closed tip, it's a Chaoborid; if it's trumpet-shaped with an open tip, it's a Culicid.
I'm thinking this is a mosquito pupa as well. There is also a key to genera for pupae but I'm not going to go there as much of it relies on examining structures visible only under the microscope.

… Tim Loh, 16 April, 2009 - 1:12am

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