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Banded house mosquito
Culiseta annulata
3,110 observations in the source records
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 3,110 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Asian Tiger MosquitoAedes albopictus
Southern House MosquitoCulex quinquefasciatus
Asian Bush MosquitoAedes japonicus
Culiseta longiareolata
Inland Floodwater MosquitoAedes vexans
Cattail MosquitoCoquillettidia perturbans
Aedes cantans
Common house mosquitoCulex pipiens
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,623 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 4,623 |
| United Kingdom | 294 |
| England | 260 |
| Germany | 134 |
| Russia | 98 |
| Netherlands | 80 |
| Denmark | 69 |
| France | 64 |
| Austria | 39 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- Blood-feedingFeeds on bloodFrom its classification
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Practical
- BitingFrom its classification
- AllergenicCommon cause of allergic reactionsFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Flies · Diptera |
| Family | Mosquitoes · Culicidae |
| Genus | Culiseta |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Banded house mosquito with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.