Culex restuans
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Culex restuans is a species of mosquito known to occur in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and the Bahamas. It is a disease vector for St. Louis encephalitis and West Nile virus. In 2013 West Nile Virus positive specimens were collected in Southern California.
Culex restuans is a mosquito, falling within the family Culicidae. It is a member of the tribe Culicini and the genus Culex. It is considered part of the Pipiens group and the Restuans species complex. Culex restuans is a medium-sized brown mosquito, with adult female wing length ranging from 4 to 4.4mm. It is occasionally called the "white-dotted mosquito", referring to two white dots sometimes found on the dorsal scutum. This, however, is not a reliable character for identification because scales that constitute these spots can fall off and some adult mosquitoes eclose without these spots. Without these distinctive white dots, this species looks very similar to another medically important Culex mosquito, Cx pipiens.
A paper published in 2020 addresses the lack of reliable distinguishing characters between Cx. pipiens and restuans in reputable keys, and identified... Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-Dotted Mosquito sighting in Dallas on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 873rd most-seen of the 1412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-Dotted Mosquito in Dallas on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate White-Dotted Mosquito sightings, Dallas has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Washington (United States, under 5%) and Toronto (Canada, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-Dotted Mosquito is recorded against all the insects logged in Dallas (12 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
