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Western Treehole Mosquito? - Ochlerotatus sierrensis - female
Copyright © 2014 Alice Abela

Western Treehole Mosquito? - Ochlerotatus sierrensis - Female
Figueroa Mountain, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
May 25, 2014
Size: ~4mm
Found in mixed oak, conifer, chaparral habitat, no water present in the vicinity; these were attacking in high numbers
Contributed by Alice Abela on 26 May, 2014 - 3:25pm
Last updated 3 July, 2014 - 9:38am

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Looks good to me!
Looks good to me!
… Sean McCann, 31 May, 2014 - 7:53pm

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