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Shaggy-legged Gallinipper

Psorophora ciliata

Description:

Giant mosquito.

Habitat:

Maryland bay area.

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3 Comments

awl4hymn
awl4hymn 11 years ago

Yeah, I ID'd it later that day. Crazy, huh? When they bite you, it feels like you were shot.

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

I agree with you Livan. That is one big mosquito!

LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero 11 years ago

It looks to me like Gallinipper (Psorophora ciliata). What do you think?
http://bugguide.net/node/view/32476

awl4hymn
Spotted by
awl4hymn

Patuxent River NAS, Maryland, USA

Spotted on Sep 12, 2012
Submitted on Sep 13, 2012

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