Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Mansonia sp. mosquito
Posted by pbertner on 28-11-2013 14:31
#1
Taken in Angkor Wat, Cambodia.
Thanks to Tony Irwin for the ID.
Paul
Edited by pbertner on 29-11-2013 12:10
Posted by Tony Irwin on 28-11-2013 23:46
#2
Fairly sure this is a
Mansonia species, possibly
annulifera
Edited by Tony Irwin on 29-11-2013 00:36
Posted by pbertner on 29-11-2013 12:10
#3
Thanks Tony, much appreciated! Can't find too many pics online. Are they usually white like this? There were too many around for it to have been an albino I think.
Edited by pbertner on 29-11-2013 12:13
Posted by Tony Irwin on 29-11-2013 16:00
#4
Mansonia generally have white bands on the legs, and
annulifera is regarded as a pale species (some of the others are darker brown with white marks). The presence of four white dots (rather than stripes) on the thorax is also a feature of
annulifera. It's certainly not an albino, or any other colour variant caused by lack of pigment - there are plenty of dark (melanin-rich) scales on the legs.