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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Mosquitoes and Midges (Culicomorpha) » Mosquitoes (Culicidae) » Aedini » Ochlerotatus » Ochlerotatus atlanticus
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atlanticus - Ochlerotatus atlanticus - female
Copyright © 2006 Sean McCann

atlanticus - Ochlerotatus atlanticus - Female
Pinelands Natural Area, St. Lucie County, Florida, USA
July 16, 2006
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Contributed by Sean McCann on 16 July, 2006 - 3:27pm

hell yeah
nice one man
… Omar Fahmy, 19 July, 2006 - 3:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! You can see that the
Thanks! You can see that the mosquito was covered in dew, and you can also see the reflection of my flash diffuser in the dewdrops.
I wonder if you will note that there is no way in the keys to distinguish between this species and Oc. tormentor. The reason I know it is Oc. atlanticus is because tormentor does not occur in south Florida.
… Sean McCann, 19 July, 2006 - 3:44pm login or register to post comments

 
really?
i never even knew of a tormentor. how come they are different species if you cant tell them apart?
… Omar Fahmy, 19 July, 2006 - 6:48pm login or register to post comments

 
You can tell them apart in th
You can tell them apart in the larval stage, but not as adults.
There are some Anopheles like that as well.
… Sean McCann, 19 July, 2006 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

 
cool
thanks for the inside info man, always appreciated from my mentor
… Omar Fahmy, 19 July, 2006 - 10:04pm login or register to post comments

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