OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE VIRGINIA MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION
OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE VIRGINIA MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION
Welcome to the VMCA preservation and curations page where you will find a running list of both larval & adult mosquito specimens that we currently have in our collection.
Specimen Collection Updated as of April 2024
Small to medium sized with a short but bulbous siphon.
Small to medium sized with a short but bulbous siphon.
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Adult Curation Updated July 2024
Small to medium black and white mosquito with five white basal bands on hind tarsi, white tipped palps, and a white stripe of scales on scutum.
Medium sized mosquito with dark brown and bright white coloration. Scutum has a broad silvery white stripe of scales down the center and basal lateral patches of white scales on the abdomen.
Medium sized mosquito with a light brown scutum and dark legs with white cross banding on all tarsal segments
Medium sized mosquito that is mostly black and white including a dark abdomen with white lateral patches. Dark legs with three white basal bands on hind tarsi. Scutum is dark with golden lyre-shaped stripes.
Medium to large mosquito with black, gold and white scales. Proboscis is dark with a large white band. Scutum is golden dorsally with lateral bright white scales. Legs are speckled in pale and dark scales with white basal banding on forelegs. Abdomen is dark with light basal banding and a mid dorsal stripe.
Medium mosquito with mostly dark and white coloration. Scutum is covered in cream colored scales with a dark patch through the center. Abdomen is dark brown with white basal bands
Small to medium dark mosquito covered in patches of white scales and a brown scutum. Abdomen is dark with narrow white basal bands. Forelegs have white basal bands. Palps are short and white tipped, proboscis has a single narrow white band.
Medium sized mosquitoes with black and silvery white coloration. Thorax is covered in broad silvery white scales. Scutum is white laterally with a pear shaped broad black stripe through the center. No leg banding. Abdomen is mostly black with silvery white basal lateral patches
Medium sized black and white mosquito. Scutum has characteristic alternating black and white stripes while the rest of the body is mostly dark. Abdomen has angular lateral patches of white basal bands
Dark brown and white medium sized mosquito characterized by double-rounded basal abdominal banding
Long palps with thin pale banding, spotted pattern on wings due to pale colored scales interspersed with dark scales. Medium to large mosquito
Long dark palps and wings with an anterior pale spot and two dark spots on vein 1A. Medium to large mosquito
Long dark palps and wings with four distinct dark patches of scales. Medium to large mosquito
Medium to large mosquito with broad dark and light brown scales speckled all over wings and body. Legs with bright white/pale bands
Small dark brown mosquito with patches of white scales along scutum. Abdomen is mostly dark with thin basal white banding
Small to medium brown mosquito with a light scutum and dark legs and abdomen. Pale or white basal banding on abdomen with more pronounced lateral patches. Broad white bands on base of each abdominal segment. Two small pale dots on scutum. (Image Coming Soon)
Small to medium brown mosquito with a light scutum and dark legs and abdomen. Pale or white basal banding on abdomen with more pronounced lateral patches. Two small pale dots absent from the scutum. (Image Coming Soon)
Small light brown mosquito with pale or bronze speckled scales on scutum and abdomen. Mesopimeron with bright patch of pale scales.
Small mosquito with dark body and light scutum. Top of abdomen is mostly dark with pale apical patches laterally while underside is covered completely in white scales.
Medium sized dark "chocolate" brown mosquito often lacking any distinct markings. Proboscis is particularly long with a downward curve.
Medium to large black and white mosquito with speckled scales on legs, wings and proboscis. Hind tarsi have five white crossbanded segments and scutum has a unique pattern of vertical white stripes
Largest biting mosquito with a highly decorated body that is slightly yellow with patches of gold, white and black scales. Between segments, legs are covered in dark tufted scales. Scutum has two white patches on either side and a gold stripe down the center.
Medium black and white speckled mosquito. Hind tarsi with white basal bands as well as a single band on each femur. Abdomen has lateral patches that extend towards the center creating a "T" shape.
Medium to large purple and gold colored mosquito. Scutum is speckled with gold scales dorsally and white scales laterally. Hind tarsi with characteristic white scales like socks.
Large and dark colored mosquito with palps reaching mid proboscis and dark tufted scales on femur and tibia. Scutum has a central dark brown or black stripe
Largest species in North America with a very colorful and ornamented body in blue, green, purple and gold scales. Proboscis is long and pointed downward
Very small light brown mosquito with iridescent blue patches of scales on head, thorax and wings. Palps are short and proboscis has a bulbous tip
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