Summary ³

The rock-pool mosquito is a large Aedes species that originates from Asia.

The thorax is decorated with golden stripes and has a fuzzy appearance up close. Visible are the dark and white striped legs that have larger white markings than Aedes vexans but may not appear to be as contrasty black-and-white as the widespread Aedes albopictus or Aedes aegypti.

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1. (c) cydno, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by cydno, https://www.flickr.com/photos/27297453@N07/18209739140/
2. (c) cydno, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by cydno, https://www.flickr.com/photos/27297453@N07/18393306492/
3. (c) Durrell D. Kapan, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

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