Female Cattail Mosquito:  The larval form of this insect uses cattails to help it breath under-water.  (click here to learn more)

Female Cattail Mosquito

Cattail Mosquito Wing.  Note: Wing scales are rounded  and mixed light and dark in color

Photo: L. Minter, 2007

Photo: L. Minter, 2007

Photo: L. Minter, 2007

Photo: L. Minter, 2004

Typical cattail mosquito habitat.  Emergent aquatic vegetation (plants that stick out above the water surface) are a must for the survival and development of this species. 

Cattail Mosquito: Coquillettidia perturbans