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Culex pipiens
I found this mosquito on the wall in my backyard. I think, the species of this mosquito is Culex pipiens. This is a female one, and it is rest after feeding a blood (you can see the blood inside its stomach). The length of this mosquito is about 4 - 6 mm. I don't know if this one can transmit harmful human diseases.
- Around the house and garden.
- The mosquito is from family of Culicidae. Adult mosquito from genus Culex can be identified from blunt abdomen, short palpus, narrow wing scales, and few other characteristics.
Spotted on Dec 13, 2013
Submitted on Dec 13, 2013
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