Sighting 3386635
Aedes (Rampamyia) notoscriptus
2 Striped Mosquito at Cook, ACT
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| Aedes (Rampamyia) notoscriptus | MichaelBedingfield | 15 Mar 2019 | |
| Aedes (Rampamyia) notoscriptus | MichaelBedingfield | 15 Mar 2019 | |
| Aedes alboannulatus | MichaelBedingfield | 4 Dec 2017 | |
| Culicidae (family) | CathB | 4 Dec 2017 |
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5 comments
18 Jan 2019
Note the lyre shape pattern on the scutum (back) and pale band on proboscis...likely to be Aedes notoscriptus, the container breeding mosquito.
14 Mar 2019
Aedes notoscriptus
Female: A smallish to mid-sized dark species with conspicuous pale markings and banded legs; proboscis with median white band; scutum with narrow dark scales and with silvery (sometimes golden) scales forming conspicuous 'lyre' shaped pattern of curved laterals, a long central and short sub-lateral lines; wings all dark scaled; hind leg femur and tibia with pale stripe, tarsi banded and last segment may be all white; abdominal tergites dark with basal patches or constricted bands separated from lateral patches, sternites mostly pale scaled from base but terminal segments may be predominantly dark.
Similar Species
Adult females may be confused with Ae. aegypti and Ae. mallochi because of similar scutal pattern but those species have no band on proboscis.
Source: http://medent.usyd.edu.au/photos/aedes%20notoscriptus.htm
Female: A smallish to mid-sized dark species with conspicuous pale markings and banded legs; proboscis with median white band; scutum with narrow dark scales and with silvery (sometimes golden) scales forming conspicuous 'lyre' shaped pattern of curved laterals, a long central and short sub-lateral lines; wings all dark scaled; hind leg femur and tibia with pale stripe, tarsi banded and last segment may be all white; abdominal tergites dark with basal patches or constricted bands separated from lateral patches, sternites mostly pale scaled from base but terminal segments may be predominantly dark.
Similar Species
Adult females may be confused with Ae. aegypti and Ae. mallochi because of similar scutal pattern but those species have no band on proboscis.
Source: http://medent.usyd.edu.au/photos/aedes%20notoscriptus.htm
15 Mar 2019
This sighting has been stuck in the Unidentified section for 2 days. It's been re-confirmed, Undone, then re-suggested and confirmed again, in the hope of moving it to where it should be.
17 Mar 2019
A fix has been applied this morning, but it may take awhile before the maintenance service clears this one from Unidentified.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.068118-35.264242
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 4 Dec 2017 04:51 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) True flies (Diptera) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Aedes (Rampamyia) notoscriptus
Species information
- Aedes (Rampamyia) notoscriptus Scientific name
- Striped Mosquito Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 631.3m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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