Toxorhynchites speciosis

Giant Mosquito at Noosa Heads, QLD

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Location information

• Coordinates 153.093717-26.388050
• Altitude 66.9m
• Places Noosa Heads, QLD

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 5 Dec 2024 04:43 PM Recorded on
• mroseby Recorded by

• Collections

  mroseby Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) True flies (Diptera) Insects NatureMapr Toxorhynchites speciosis

Additional information

• 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

• Toxorhynchites speciosis Scientific name
• Giant Mosquito Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 66.9m Recorded at altitude

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