Family

Mosquitoes

Culicidae

17 species in our catalog · found in 18 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderDiptera (Flies)
FamilyCulicidae (Mosquitoes)

Species in this group

Coquillettidia xanthogaster

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Psorophora ciliata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aedes kochi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Toxorhynchites speciosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aedes aegypti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aedes camptorhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aedes notoscriptus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Psorophora cyanescens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aedes taeniorhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Toxorhynchites brevipalpis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aedes albopictus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Toxorhynchites rutilus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anopheles tenebrosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aedes alboannulatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Aedes sollicitans

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Aedes japonicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Aedes sierrensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Mosquitoes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 17	~20%
	Aedes kochi			~10%
	Toxorhynchites speciosus			~10%
	Coquillettidia xanthogaster			~10%
2	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 17	~20%
	Gallinipper			~10%
	Psorophora cyanescens			~10%
3	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 17	~20%
	Southern Saltmarsh Mosquito			~10%
	Striped Mosquito			<5%
	White-Kneed Mosquito			<5%
4	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 17	~10%
	Striped Mosquito			~10%
	Toxorhynchites speciosus			~10%
5	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 17	~10%
	Coquillettidia xanthogaster			~10%
6	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 17	~10%
	Southern African Elephant Mosquito			~10%
	🦋 Anopheles tenebrosus			~10%
7	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 17	~10%
	Black Saltmarsh Mosquito			<5%
	Eastern Saltmarsh Mosquito			<5%
8	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 17	~10%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			~10%
9	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	~10%
	Black Saltmarsh Mosquito			~10%
10	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 17	~10%
	Toxorhynchites speciosus			~10%
11	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
12	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	~10%
	Elephant Mosquito			~10%
13	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
14	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 17	<5%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			<5%
15	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 17	<5%
	Asian Bush Mosquito			<5%
16	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 17	<5%
	Western Treehole Mosquito			<5%
17	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 17	<5%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			<5%
18	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 17	<5%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 17	~20%
	Toxorhynchites speciosus			~10%
	Striped Mosquito			~10%
	Coquillettidia xanthogaster			<5%
2	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 17	~20%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
	Gallinipper			<5%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			<5%
	Elephant Mosquito			<5%
	Psorophora cyanescens			<5%
3	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 17	~20%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
	Elephant Mosquito			<5%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			<5%
	Asian Bush Mosquito			<5%
	Gallinipper			<5%
4	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 17	~20%
	Toxorhynchites speciosus			~10%
	Striped Mosquito			~10%
	White-Kneed Mosquito			<5%
5	Zhuhai [Macau]	🇨🇳 China	1 of 17	~20%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~20%
6	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 17	~20%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			<5%
	Gallinipper			<5%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			<5%
	Eastern Saltmarsh Mosquito			<5%
	Psorophora cyanescens			<5%
	Elephant Mosquito			<5%
7	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 17	~20%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
	Eastern Saltmarsh Mosquito			<5%
	Elephant Mosquito			<5%
	Asian Bush Mosquito			<5%
	Black Saltmarsh Mosquito			<5%
8	Johor Bahru	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
9	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 17	~10%
	Striped Mosquito			~10%
	White-Kneed Mosquito			~10%
	Southern Saltmarsh Mosquito			<5%
10	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			<5%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			<5%
	Elephant Mosquito			<5%
	Gallinipper			<5%
11	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 17	~10%
	Striped Mosquito			~10%
	White-Kneed Mosquito			<5%
	Southern Saltmarsh Mosquito			<5%
12	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 17	~10%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
13	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
14	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
15	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			<5%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			<5%
	Psorophora cyanescens			<5%
	Gallinipper			<5%
16	Ciudad Juárez	🇲🇽 México	1 of 17	~10%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			~10%
17	Izmir	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
18	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			<5%
	Elephant Mosquito			<5%
	Asian Bush Mosquito			<5%
	Eastern Saltmarsh Mosquito			<5%
19	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
20	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
	Asian Bush Mosquito			<5%
	Elephant Mosquito			<5%
21	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
22	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	2 of 17	~10%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			<5%
23	Yogyakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
24	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 17	~10%
	Striped Mosquito			~10%
25	León	🇲🇽 México	1 of 17	~10%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			~10%
26	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 17	~10%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			~10%
27	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 17	~10%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			~10%
28	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 17	~10%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			~10%
	Black Saltmarsh Mosquito			<5%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			<5%
29	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
30	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	2 of 17	~10%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			<5%
31	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1 of 17	~10%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			~10%
32	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
33	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
34	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
	Elephant Mosquito			<5%
35	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
	Asian Bush Mosquito			<5%
36	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
37	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
38	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 17	~10%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			<5%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			<5%
	Striped Mosquito			<5%
39	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 17	~10%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			~10%
40	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 17	~10%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			~10%
41	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	1 of 17	~10%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			~10%
42	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
43	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 17	~10%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			<5%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			<5%
44	Tainan	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
45	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 17	~10%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			<5%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			<5%
46	Bandung	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
47	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
48	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
49	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
50	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
51	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 17	~10%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			~10%
52	Cordoba	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 17	~10%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			~10%
53	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 17	~10%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			<5%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			<5%
54	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
55	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 17	~10%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			~10%
56	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
57	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
58	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%
59	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 17	~10%
	Yellow Fever Mosquito			<5%
	Striped Mosquito			<5%
60	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 17	~10%
	Asian Tiger Mosquito			~10%

Mosquitoes

Species in this group

Coquillettidia xanthogaster

Gallinipper

Aedes kochi

Toxorhynchites speciosus

Yellow Fever Mosquito

Southern Saltmarsh Mosquito

Striped Mosquito

Psorophora cyanescens

Black Saltmarsh Mosquito

Southern African Elephant Mosquito

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Elephant Mosquito

Anopheles tenebrosus

White-Kneed Mosquito

Eastern Saltmarsh Mosquito

Asian Bush Mosquito

Western Treehole Mosquito

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Mosquitoes

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked