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Elephant Mosquito
Toxorhynchites rutilus
28 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.
Easily confused with
Toxorhynchites moctezuma
White-footed Woods MosquitoPsorophora ferox
Toxorhynchites theobaldi
Psorophora longipalpus
Toxorhynchites speciosus
GallinipperPsorophora ciliata
Toxorhynchites splendens
Howard's GallinipperPsorophora howardii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,774 |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 372 |
| Texas | 278 |
| North Carolina | 263 |
| Maryland | 248 |
| Massachusetts | 162 |
| New York | 160 |
| Georgia | 149 |
| New Jersey | 106 |
| Ohio | 93 |
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 | Elephant Mosquitoes · Toxorhynchites |
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 Elephant Mosquito with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.