Culex territans
In 3 days ~10%
Culex territans, or the Northern Frog-Biting Mosquito, is a species of mosquito found throughout North America, Europe, North Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula. Adult female Culex territans overwinter in protected, humid, underground environments like caves. In northern Europe, overwintering females are found in caves together with Culex pipiens, Culex torrentium, and Culiseta annulata.
Larvae can be found in clean ponds with plenty of vegetation. Females of this species can feed on many vertebrates. However, they most frequently feed on reptiles and amphibians, and they prefer frogs. This species is attracted to the calls of frogs. Light is necessary for host-seeking as they do not feed in complete darkness. Body temperature is not an important cue in host-seeking, which makes sense as their primary hosts are ectothermic.
Since they mainly feed on frogs, they do not pose a direct threat to human health in terms of vectoring pathogens. However, they have been found to be infected with West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus and may occasionally feed... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Frog-Biting Mosquito sighting in Washington on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1649th most-seen of the 1807 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Frog-Biting Mosquito in Washington on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Washington, in our data
Washington is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Northern Frog-Biting Mosquito sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Frog-Biting Mosquito is recorded against all the insects logged in Washington (5 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.
