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Psorophora sp.

Gallinipper


Psorophora sp.

Mosquito Gigante
Family: Culicidae
Order: Diptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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There are 18 species of Psorophora reported for Argentina, and of those, 11 are present in Buenos Aires, Argentina. To publish in a species profile, it must be clarified how the specimens were differentiated from the other species. Del Ponte, Castro, and Garcia published a key in 1951.

Comentario de: Lucas Rubio




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Photography ID: 149108
♀  Adult
Jáuregui, Luján
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/08/2016
Román Montero



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
64643525/11/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresÁrea Natural Protegida Dique Ingeniero RoggeroRomán Montero
54076511/02/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresÁrea Natural Protegida Dique Ingeniero RoggeroRomán Montero
50474419/11/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresCarlos KeenRomán Montero
43231808/05/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresCaminito de la Flandria, Jáuregui, LujánRomán Montero
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Gallinipper (Psorophora sp.) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 26/09/2026.