Template:Culicidae
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Culicidae
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Culicidae
- Common name
- Mosquito
Mosquito larvae are common at pond sites. As with other Diptera, there are no true jointed legs. Mosquito larvae have a distinctive extension from their rear end that looks and functions like a short, straight snorkel. Because we mostly sample from streams, we rarely sample mosquitoes.
