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Aedes sp. (Mosquito larvae)
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Diptera
Family Culicidae
Observations

 
Verification Pictures / Key Distinguishing Features
  • Eight abdominal segment with elongate cylindrical / fusiform dorsal siphon.
  • Lateral palatal brushes composed of 30 or more hairs
  • Head atleast as wide as long
  • Head lacking a prominent triangular pouch on each side
  • Siphon with pecten
  • Siphon lacking basal tufts
  • Siphon with one pair of median tufts
  • Anal segment not completely ringed by dorsal saddle
   
         
 
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