Armigeres subalbatus (Coquillett 1898)

An Armigeres subalbatus mosquito of the Nagasaki colony was depicted in this 2005 photograph, as she was ingesting a blood meal after having lighted on a human finger. Note the pooling of the blood inside the mosquito’s abdomen as it fills its stomach. The blood was being suctioned through the insect’s proboscis, which is its straw-like mouth that is used to penetrate the host’s skin much like a syringe.Created: 2005

An Armigeres subalbatus mosquito of the Nagasaki colony was depicted in this 2005 photograph, as she was ingesting a blood meal after having lighted on a human finger. Note the pooling of the blood inside the mosquito’s abdomen as it fills its stomach. The blood was being suctioned through the insect’s proboscis, which is its straw-like mouth that is used to penetrate the host’s skin much like a syringe.Created: 2005

This mosquito, an Armigeres subalbatus, was found in the Nagasaki colony, and has a very broad pattern of distribution throughout Asia. This particular specimen had just lighted on a human finger, and was about to pierce the skin of its host in order to begin the process of ingesting a blood meal.Created: 2005

This 2005 photograph depicted an Armigeres subalbatus mosquito of the Nagasaki colony, as she was ingesting a blood meal after having lighted on a human finger. Note the pooling of the blood inside the mosquito’s abdomen as it filled its stomach. The blood was being suctioned through the insect’s proboscis, which is its straw-like mouth that is used to penetrate the host’s skin much like a syringe.Created: 2005