Asian Rock Pool Mosquito Ochlerotatus japonicus (Theobald, 1901)Non-native    Synonyms: Aedes japonicus, Hulecoeteomyia japonica.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Diptera   >   Family Culicidae   >   Genus Ochlerotatus   

Description:

The thoracic patterning of this species is distinctive (J. Emm, pers. comm.).

There are 28 records in the project database.

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An Asian Rock Pool Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (8/17/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

An Asian Rock Pool Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (8/12/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

An Asian Rock Pool Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (8/1/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

An Asian Rock Pool Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (7/3/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

An Asian Rock Pool Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (6/1/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A male Asian Rock Pool Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (6/9/2018). The golden thorax with thin black lyre-like markings is diagnostic for this species. Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A male Asian Rock Pool Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (6/9/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

An Asian Rock Pool Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (6/2/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A male Asian Rock Pool Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (7/20/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Asian Rock Pool Mosquitos in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/18/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Asian Rock Pool Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (6/24/2018). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Asian Rock Pool Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (7/20/2018). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Asian Rock Pool Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (8/1/2018). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Asian Rock Pool Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Asian Rock Pool Mosquito in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/2/2022). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Asian Rock Pool Mosquito in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/2/2022). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Asian Rock Pool Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (8/11/2018). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Asian Rock Pool Mosquito larva in Washington Co., Maryland (8/30/2018). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Asian Rock Pool Mosquito larvae in Washington Co., Maryland (8/30/2018). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Asian Rock Pool Mosquito larvae in Washington Co., Maryland (8/30/2018). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Asian Rock Pool Mosquito in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/18/2018). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Asian Rock Pool Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (6/7/2018). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Asian Rock Pool Mosquito larvae collected in Washington Co., Maryland (8/26/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

An Asian Rock Pool Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (5/28/2018). The thoracic patterning of this species is distinctive. Determined by Tony DeWitt/Maryland Department of Agriculture Mosquito Control Section. Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Asian Rock Pool Mosquito in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/18/2018). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Asian Rock Pool Mosquito habitat in Washington Co., Maryland (8/30/2018). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Asian Rock Pool Mosquito larvae in a rock pool along Sideling Hill Creek in Washington Co., Maryland (8/26/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Larval habitat of the Asian Rock Pool Mosquito along Sideling Hill Creek in Washington Co., Maryland (8/26/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)


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