drelys's Identifications
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wanda_etxDescription
I love finding these--they have such an interesting life history. Nectaring on Frostweed, Verbesina virginica.
Per Wikipedia, "Both adult males and females are strictly nectar-feeding and so they do not have a role in the transmission of pathogens to animals as in other mosquitoes.[7] Instead, their larvae are predacious and could potentially help curb the spread of diseases via vector mosquitoes."
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wanda_etxDescription
Per Wikipedia, "Both adult males and females are strictly nectar-feeding and so they do not have a role in the transmission of pathogens to animals as in other mosquitoes.[7] Instead, their larvae are predacious and could potentially help curb the spread of diseases via vector mosquitoes."
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Yellow Fever Mosquito (Aedes aegypti)Observer
joshlipman51Description
I believe this is a yellow fever mosquito because it has the distinctive lyre shaped white markers on its back.
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Eastern Treehole Mosquito (Aedes triseriatus)Observer
fungioffloridaDescription
Mosquito larvae found in a tree hollow, dark trumpets
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wanda_etxDescription
I love finding these--they have such an interesting life history. Nectaring on Frostweed, Verbesina virginica.
Per Wikipedia, "Both adult males and females are strictly nectar-feeding and so they do not have a role in the transmission of pathogens to animals as in other mosquitoes.[7] Instead, their larvae are predacious and could potentially help curb the spread of diseases via vector mosquitoes."
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Elephant Mosquito (Toxorhynchites rutilus)Observer
lydia_vladimirovna_vitvyakDescription
Is this an actual mosquito? This thing was so huge.
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Elephant Mosquito (Toxorhynchites rutilus)Observer
forest-stream-and-seaDescription
From eyes to tail, was about 9-10 mm. long. On Solidago sp.
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wanda_etxDescription
Per Wikipedia, "Both adult males and females are strictly nectar-feeding and so they do not have a role in the transmission of pathogens to animals as in other mosquitoes.[7] Instead, their larvae are predacious and could potentially help curb the spread of diseases via vector mosquitoes."
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