What
Non-biting Midges (Family Chironomidae)Observer
annafreitasDescription
Captured using mosquito net
What
Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus)Observer
annafreitasDescription
Reared from java cup collection. Four mosquitoes collected from one of the three cups placed in back yard
What
Bromeliad Mosquito (Wyeomyia mitchellii)Observer
annafreitasDescription
Captured using mosquito nets
What
Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus)Observer
annafreitasDescription
Caught using mosquito nets
What
Genus AedesObserver
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With only a DSLR with a fixed lens and a couple of seconds before the mosquito flew away. Nonetheless, the mosquito is distinguishable by the median white stripe on the scutum and the lack of a white stripe on the anterior midfemur.
Photos / Sounds
What
Southern African Elephant Mosquito (Toxorhynchites brevipalpis)Observer
annafreitasDescription
Mosquito larva taken from tree hole and reared in laboratory.
What
Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus)Observer
annafreitasDescription
Mosquito caught live in a mosquito net.