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Yellow Fever Mosquito

Aedes aegypti

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ForestDragon
ForestDragon 7 years ago

Hi Cole, this amazing little fly may look like a mosquito, but I am feeling pretty confident that this is a non-biting relative, a Midge. This looks strongly like a member of Genus Ablabesmyia. Here is a link: http://bugguide.net/node/view/238573

To compare, here is a link to info for Aedes aegypti: http://bugguide.net/node/view/39337 Notice how this mosquito has solid dark wings (unlike yours) and fewer stripes on the legs.

Cole Morgan
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Cole Morgan

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Spotted on Oct 1, 2016
Submitted on Oct 19, 2016

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