Mosquitoes
Lat. “Culicidae“
family
of suborder
“Nematoceran Flies“
1 family
Mosquitoes have a life cycle that includes four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The first three stages happen in water, with eggs typically laid in stagnant water. Larvae hatch from the eggs, grow, and molt before turning into pupae. The adult mosquito emerges from the pupa at the water surface. Mosquitoes can live for about a week to a month as adults, and some species survive winter as adults in diapause.
Description and life cycle
Like all flies, mosquitoes go through four stages in their life cycles: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The first three stages—egg, larva, and pupa—are largely aquatic, the eggs usually being laid in stagnant water. They hatch to become larvae, which feed, grow, and molt until they change into pupae. The adult mosquito emerges from the mature pupa as it floats at the water surface. Mosquitoes have adult lifespans ranging from as short as a week to around a month. Some species overwinter as adults in diapause.
Further reading
Winegard, Timothy Charles (2019). The mosquito: a human history of our deadliest predator. Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-1524743413. OCLC 1111638283.
External links
Mosquito at IFAS A film clip describing The Life Cycle of the Mosquito is available for viewing at the Internet Archive Parasitic Insects, Mites and Ticks: Genera of Medical and Veterinary Importance Wikibooks
Ancestry Graph
Further Information
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