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Culiseta melanura mosquito (dorsal view)

The diagram illustrates characteristics that include a long, curved proboscis, a dark-scaled abdomen, and slightly enlarged, dark scales on the outer wing. This mosquito is a vector of the eastern equine encephalitis virus in bird populations. (Source: Public Health Image Library, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. Image 2077. Public domain.)