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What do mosquitoes look like & where do you find them ?

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What ? Where ? What does it look like ?
Egg
  • Laid on the surface of the water
  • Usually 1 mm or less in length
Larva
  • In the water
  • Identification of earlier instars is generally not possible with such keys:
    Absence of legs
    Presence of a distinct head bearing mouth brushes
Pupae
  • Are remarkably active and suddenly swim with a tumbling motion when disturbed
  • The body of the pupa consists of an enlarged cephalotothorax, representing the combined head, thorax and abdomen.
Adults (male and female)
  • Adult mosquitoes are usually 3-6 mm long. As in other insects the body has three principal regions, the head, thorax and abdomen.
    Long proboscis and the presence of scales on most parts of the body.

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