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Index of Subjects Hi NAncy, this is a male mosquito in the genus Ochlerotatus. The feathery projections on either side of the proboscis are the maxillary palps. In male mosquitos these are as long as the proboscis. In females they are very short. The claspers are gonocoxites (claspers). The shape of the claspers can be important in identifying the species although most can be identified by the pattern of scales on the thorax. Without seeing this from the side i can only guess at the identification based on the narrow white stripes on the legs. My best guess is Japanese Mosquito, Ochlerotatus japonicus Jim Edsall Dartmouth, N.S. check out my website at http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/jim.edsall/
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