Photographed by Macroscopic Solutions using diffusers on www.macroscopicsolutions.comIdentificationLarvae:- antennal seta 1-A multiple, attached near the middle of the shaft- head hairs 5 and 6 multibranched- comb scale rounded apically- siphon with an even row of single setae attached distally to pecten teeth- saddle complete- anal segment seta 1 as long as or longer than saddleAdult Female:- proboscis long and weakly recurved- abdominal terga dark brown with yellowish-white basal bands widening lateraly to width of the segment- hindtarsomeres intermixed with light and dark scales- costa, subcosta, and radius intermixed with light and drk scales
Toxorhynchites rutilus, called "Elephant Mosquito" for its size (circa 7 mm body length) and recurved snout. This is a male, indicated by the feathery antennae. Neither males nor females bite--they both take plant juices. In a further bit of beneveolence, the larvae of this species prey upon those of other mosquitoes!P.S. Happy "Friday Fly Day"!