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Mosquito

Family Culicidae

Appearance

Mosquito
  • 5mm in length.
  • “Delicate” looking; long, spindly legs; long, thin abdomen.
  • Greyish in colour.

Lifecycle

  • Eggs laid in water, singly or in rafts. Hatch within a few days.
  • Larvae are aquatic and never leave the water.

Habits

  • One of the few British flies to bite humans.
  • Only the females bite. They must have a blood meal before they can lay fertile eggs.