Mosquito pupa (tumbler) » Manaaki Whenua

Mosquito pupa. Image: ProjectManhattan / CC-BY-3.0

Mosquito pupa. Image: ProjectManhattan / CC-BY-3.0

Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae

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Size range

About 6–8 mm long

Distribution

New Zealand and cosmopolitan species

Life history

Larvae develop in standing water
Only females bite. Actually pierce skin and suck blood
An annoying high–pitched sound is made by the wings of the female in flight
Some species overseas can transmit diseases.

Mosquito [Aedes notoscriptus]. Image: Tony Wills / CC-BY-SA Image — Mosquito Aedes notoscriptus. Image: Tony Wills / CC-BY-SA

Mosquito [Aedes notoscriptus]. Image: Dougal Townsend / CC-BYNC Image — Mosquito Aedes notoscriptus. Image: Dougal Townsend / CC-BYNC

Female mosquito feeding. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image — Female mosquito feeding. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz

Mosquito [Aedes notoscriptus] larva. Image: Julia Kasper / CC-BY Image — Mosquito Aedes notoscriptus larva. Image: Julia Kasper / CC-BY

Mosquito [Culex pervigilans] larva. Image: Julia Kasper / CC-BY Image — Mosquito Culex pervigilans larva. Image: Julia Kasper / CC-BY

Mosquito pupa. Image: ProjectManhattan / CC-BY-3.0 Image — Mosquito pupa. Image: ProjectManhattan / CC-BY-3.0

Mosquito pupa. Image: ProjectManhattan / CC-BY-3.0 Image — Mosquito pupa. Image: ProjectManhattan / CC-BY-3.0