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Psorophora ciliata - female
Copyright © 2006 Steve Scott

Psorophora ciliata - Female
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
July 28, 2006
Size: 2 cm
Usually solitary but consistantly present for about 2 weeks.

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Psorophora ciliata - female Psorophora ciliata - female
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Contributed by Steve Scott on 29 August, 2006 - 8:42pm
Last updated 16 June, 2018 - 12:55pm

mosquito
looks like a female elephant mosquito, perhaps in the genus Toxorhynchites or Psorophora... although i do not know them well at all.
… edward trammel, 29 August, 2006 - 9:18pm login or register to post comments

 
female
Psorophora ciliata. Yes they do get pretty big. The larva are capable of feeding on other larva. On the bad side the females are aggresive biters that really hurt when they do bite
… Omar Fahmy, 29 August, 2006 - 9:55pm login or register to post comments

 
As I can testify
I've never seen one that can get through blue jeans before!
… Steve Scott, 29 August, 2006 - 11:06pm login or register to post comments

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