Cool Weather Mosquito
Culiseta incidens
33.135, -117.034
Field Notes
Description:
Male, brown flying insect with patterned wings and large antennae. It has a long proboscis. The female can be seen at:
Habitat:
Iceplant in the backyard. "Western Canada and US from Pacific Coast (Mexican border to Alaskan Panhandle) east to Saskatchewan south to northwestern Texas."
Notes:
"The most common peridomestic mosquito on the West Coast, especially in urban areas, favoring container habitats. Large and easy to identify due to spotting on wings. Sometimes diapausing females enter homes to overwinter."
Reference Links:
Species Culiseta incidens - BugGuide.Net
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedApril 13, 2013
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