Inland Floodwater Mosquito (Aedes vexans)

Inland Floodwater Mosquito, a reference photo — Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Aedes vexans, commonly known as the inland floodwater mosquito or tomguito, is a widespread and frequently encountered pest mosquito with a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring across North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Inland Floodwater Mosquito being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Culex annulirostris
Culex tarsalis
Coquillettidia linealis
Aedes camptorhynchus
Aedes canadensis
Culex gelidus

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Aedes
Species: Aedes vexans

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