Sighting 3878010
Culicidae (family)
A mosquito at Hackett, ACT
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| Culicidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 24 Aug 2019 | |
| Aedes alboannulatus | AlisonMilton | 13 Dec 2018 |
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2 comments
24 Dec 2018
Hi Alison & Michael M
Are you confident this is Aedes alboannulatus?
I draw your attention to the following sighting and comment by Dave Ferguson:
Culicidae sp. (family) (A mosquito) on 20 Oct 2015
"Sorry, had to undo, this is not Aedes alboannulatus which has a white band a short distance from the knee. Aedes alboannulatus appears to have acquired a new common name the 'white knee mosquito', unfortunately, white knees on mosquitos is a common character found on numerous species, and doesn't reflect a diagnostic character."
Are you confident this is Aedes alboannulatus?
I draw your attention to the following sighting and comment by Dave Ferguson:
Culicidae sp. (family) (A mosquito) on 20 Oct 2015"Sorry, had to undo, this is not Aedes alboannulatus which has a white band a short distance from the knee. Aedes alboannulatus appears to have acquired a new common name the 'white knee mosquito', unfortunately, white knees on mosquitos is a common character found on numerous species, and doesn't reflect a diagnostic character."
Location information
- Coordinates 149.107133-35.273467
- Altitude 656.3m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 11 Dec 2018 09:58 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
Collections
- AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Culicidae (family) Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Culicidae (family) Scientific name
- A mosquito Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 751.1m Recorded at altitude
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