Sighting 4355456
Culicidae (family)
A mosquito at Aranda, ACT
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| Culicidae (family) | KimPullen | 30 Nov 2020 | |
| Unverified | Jubeyjubes | 6 Nov 2020 |
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2 comments
30 Nov 2020
Hi Kim, this was a number of centrimetres across I recall, I don't think a mosquito could be that big?
10 Jan 2021
The structure is that of a typical mosquito - but it does sound big. There are big Australian mosquitoes of the genus Toxorhynchites, but they do not occur in Canberra.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.077026-35.259553
- Altitude 638.8m
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 6 Nov 2020 10:30 AM Recorded on
- Jubeyjubes Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Jubeyjubes 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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