Eastern Treehole Mosquito Ochlerotatus triseriatus (Say, 1823)    Synonyms: Aedes triseriatus.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Diptera   >   Family Culicidae   >   Genus Ochlerotatus   

Description:

The broad black middorsal stripe bordered by silver "shoulders" is distinctive in our mosquito fauna. The closely related Ochlerotatus hendersoni has a similar thoracic patterning, but the middorsal stripe is much thinner on the front half of the scutum. (J. Emm, pers. comm.)

There are 7 records in the project database.

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A male Eastern Treehole Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (8/12/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A male Eastern Treehole Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (8/12/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

An Eastern Treehole Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (9/29/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

An Eastern Treehole Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (9/29/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

An Eastern Treehole Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (6/8/2019). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Eastern Treehole Mosquito in Washington Co., Maryland (6/1/2017). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Eastern Treehole Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Eastern Treehole Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (9/29/2018). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Eastern Treehole Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Eastern Treehole Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (9/29/2018). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Eastern Treehole Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (9/29/2018). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Eastern Treehole Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (9/29/2018). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)


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