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Mosquito

Anopheles sp

Description:

This female mosquito had assumed an odd posture. She was rather reluctant to fly away. Initially i thought she was feeding on the sap or moisture. On closer inspection I noticed her palps were not touching the bark. she was just resting.... :-)

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Mosquito
Anopheles sp. Anopheles


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6 Comments

EmilieWatchesTrees
EmilieWatchesTrees 9 years ago

Never seen this pesky creature in such beautiful light. Lovely photo.

vipin.baliga
vipin.baliga 9 years ago

Thanks a lot for correcting me LaurenZarate, Christine Y.
For now i'll keep it as Anopheles sp. :-)

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 9 years ago

Great spotting Vipin...

Christine Y.
Christine Y. 9 years ago

My guess, based on your location would be Anopheles stephensi, which is a vector of malaria. I can't be 100% sure of the species though...

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 9 years ago

This is probably a species of Anopheles (the genus that transmits malaria). They typically have very long palpi. Looks like a female. Great shot!

Christine Y.
Christine Y. 9 years ago

This is actually a female mosquito - you can see the partially digested bloodmeal in her abdomen. (Only female mosquitoes feed on blood). This looks like an Anopheles sp. mosquito because they typically rest with their abdomen sticking straight up in the air like this. Also, Anopheles mosquitoes have long palps. Nice shot!

vipin.baliga
Spotted by
vipin.baliga

Karnataka, India

Spotted on Apr 28, 2014
Submitted on Apr 28, 2014

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