Toxorhynchites speciosis

Giant Mosquito at Sheldon, QLD

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Location information

• Places Sheldon, QLD

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• PJH123 Recorded by

• Collections

  Sheldon PJH123 Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) True flies (Diptera) Insects Greater Brisbane NatureMapr

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
• Machine learning

Record quality

• Images or audio
• More than one media file
• Verified by an expert moderator
• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
• GPS evidence of location
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• Additional attributes