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Ochlerotatus sp.
Either Ochlerotatus triseriatus or Ochlerotatus hendersoni. Overall fairly dark. Dark legs, wings and body with silvery-white scales on scutum and stripes on abdomen.
Suburban yard. Attracted to a blacklight at night.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/61384 https://bugguide.net/node/view/57497
Spotted on Jul 21, 2015
Submitted on Feb 23, 2018
3 Comments
You’re welcome :)
Thank you for the input! I looked and looked at images and descriptions between the two and couldn't figure it out. I didn't realize she was gravid, either!
Wow, what a beauty, and she's gravid. Oc. triseriatus and hendersoni are so hard to tell apart without microscopy and/or PCR. Nice find!