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Ochlerotatus sollicitans
Description: Proboscis is dark-scaled and with white band near middle. Palpi are short and dark with a few white scales at the tips. Venter is whitish to pale-yellow scaled, and is speckled with dark scales. Femora and tibiae are dark and liberally speckled with pale scales. Wing length was about 4 mm.
Coastal coniferous forest adjacent to a saltmarsh.
We were inundated by these mosquitoes while hiking in a coastal, coniferous forest. They were brutal and swarmed us - at one point, I counted 8 just on my husband's head. They were aggressive and were not deterred by mosquito repellent and protective clothing. Needless to say, it was a very short hike.
The females are persistent biters and will attack any time during the day or night. They are important vectors of Eastern equine encephalitis.
Spotted on Sep 7, 2018
Submitted on Sep 17, 2018
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