Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens is a species of non-hematophagous (not blood-feeding) mosquito belonging to the genus Toxorhynchites. It is widely used as a predator to control dengue mosquitoes.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Toxorhynchites splendens 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
- Toxorhynchites speciosus
- Toxorhynchites brevipalpis
- Toxorhynchites theobaldi
- Toxorhynchites moctezuma
- Toxorhynchites trichopygus
- Toxorhynchites haemorrhoidalis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Culicidae
- Genus
- Toxorhynchites
- Species
- Toxorhynchites splendens
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