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JGY_4266 - Mosquito Only - Ochlerotatus pullatus - female
Copyright © 2010 JudyYaker

JGY_4266 - Mosquito Only - Ochlerotatus pullatus - Female

Oakland County, Michigan, USA
May 30, 2010
Here's a cropped version of only the mosquito - minus the Skipper. Thanks.
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Contributed by JudyYaker on 5 July, 2010 - 10:34am
Last updated 9 July, 2010 - 12:21am

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… Sean McCann, 9 July, 2010 - 12:21am login or register to post comments

new species for Bugguide
I believe this is Ochlerotatus pullatus, a strange bird indeed. It's range is extremely disjunct. It is known to occur in MI. Characters I used, all dark tarsomeres, dark antennae/proboscis, hypostigmal area with scales, scales to back of mesepimeron.
I will make a page for it.
A little known secret is that there are many of these dark scaled Aedes sensu lato in the boreal forests and taiga that will be impossible to ID without a specimen in hand... The northern regions have an abundance of species with little to distinguish between them. i am beginning to feel that my ability to ID species from photos is fading...Not that it was ever too good to begin with, but I am wishing someone who works in mosquito taxonomy would step in to lend a hand...I have been out of the mosquito game for a while now.
… Sean McCann, 9 July, 2010 - 12:17am login or register to post comments

 
My Mosquito
You mean I actually photographed something that deserves its own page? That's pretty exciting for me. THANKS! (I have other ones - maybe I should post them as well...)
… JudyYaker, 9 July, 2010 - 7:45am login or register to post comments

 
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Sure, by all means post some more mosquitoes or other insects. i would be interested to see what is out there.
… Sean McCann, 9 July, 2010 - 8:54am login or register to post comments

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I will check on this tonight.
… Sean McCann, 5 July, 2010 - 11:58am login or register to post comments

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