Common Banded Mosquito (Culex annulirostris)

Common Banded Mosquito, a reference photo — Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Culex annulirostris, commonly known as the common banded mosquito, is a species of mosquito in the genus Culex, native to parts of Oceania and southeast Asia. It is a vector for a number of pathogens and is regarded as a serious pest species throughout its range.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Common Banded 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 sitiens
Culex gelidus
Aedes vexans
Coquillettidia linealis
Aedes procax
Culex tarsalis

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Culex
Species: Culex annulirostris

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