 Culiseta sp. ♀. | This female mosquito is Culiseta which has nine species in the US. Most Culiseta species are cold-adapted. C. melanura plays an important role in the transmission cycle of eastern equine encephalitis virus and potentially West Nile virus. The primary victim of blood feeding are birds. bug guide (this photo): http://bugguide.net/node/view/1199252 UF: http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/aquatic/Culiseta_melanura.htm |