Northern House Mosquito Culex pipiens Linnaeus, 1758    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Diptera   >   Family Culicidae   >   Genus Culex   

Description:

Abdominal pattern is very important in determining the ID of species in the genus Culex. In this species, the pale band at the base of each segment is pinched where it joins the lateral pale patches. Records may also be submitted as Culex species or Culex pipiens/restuans.

There are 9 records in the project database.

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A Northern House Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (8/1/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Northern House Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (8/1/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Northern House Mosquito collected in Harford Co., Maryland (8/1/2018). Abdominal pattern separates this species from Culex restuans. Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

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

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

A Northern House Mosquito in Harford Co., Maryland (7/16/2018). Note the creamy white bands at the base of each abdominal segment and the reddish-brown thoracic color. Even at this angle, the "pinch" in the abdominal bands is noticeable. Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)


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