Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Gorgeous French Guianan mosquito
Posted by ChrisR on 20-01-2012 16:03
#1
Here is a lovely mosquito, taken in French Guianan by Stephane Brule - can anyone suggest an ID for it?
Posted by Tony Irwin on 20-01-2012 22:29
#2
Toxorhynchites, probably
haemorrhoidalis male
Edited by Tony Irwin on 20-01-2012 22:30
Posted by ChrisR on 20-01-2012 22:45
#3
Wow, thanks Tony - I'm very impressed! :D
Are these just normal mozzies or do they have interesting life histories to go with the amazing colours?
Edited by ChrisR on 20-01-2012 22:45
Posted by Graeme Cocks on 21-01-2012 00:47
#4
Australian Toxorhynchites speciosus preys on other mosquitoes, or rather the larva do. So they are the good guys of the mosquito world.
Posted by ChrisR on 21-01-2012 01:15
#5
Graeme Cocks wrote:
Australian Toxorhynchites speciosus preys on other mosquitoes, or rather the larva do. So they are the good guys of the mosquito world.
Thanks Graeme - I found
this page at Wikipedia too. Fascinating! :)
Posted by Graeme Cocks on 21-01-2012 01:29
#6
I can find a couple of males every year, in winter, resting on a masonary block wall at the back of the house. They are so large you can hear them buzzing as you walk past. Must be something about the location that attracts the males.
Posted by Tony Irwin on 21-01-2012 01:50
#7
As Graham and Wikipedia point out they do have interesting life histories. The iridescent colours are not exclusive to this genus - see
http://www.dipter...to_id=5623