Toxorhynchites (Elephant Mosquitoes)

Genus

Elephant Mosquitoes

Toxorhynchites

3 species in our catalog · found in 5 parks

Species in this group

Toxorhynchites speciosus

Toxorhynchites speciosus

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Toxorhynchites speciosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Southern African Elephant Mosquito

Southern African Elephant Mosquito

🌅 Crepuscular Insect

Toxorhynchites brevipalpis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Elephant Mosquito

Elephant Mosquito

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Toxorhynchites rutilus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%
Jan
~10%
Feb
~10%
Mar
~10%
Apr
<5%
May
<5%
Jun
<5%
Jul
<5%
Aug
<5%
Sep
<5%
Oct
~10%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see Elephant Mosquitoes

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 3
~10%
2 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 3
~10%
3 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 3
~10%
4 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 3
~10%
5 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~10%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 3
~10%
2 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 3
~10%
3 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 3
~10%
4 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
5 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
6 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
7 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
8 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
9 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
10 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
11 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%