Identificaciones de saltmarshsteve

The Striped Mosquito (4mm in length) is dark greyish with conspicuous white to yellowish lyre-shaped lines on the dorsal shield (scutum). Legs with pale bands, and proboscis with distinct white centra band.
It occurs throughout coastal and inland mainland Australia,including Tasmania, and requires small pools of freshwater, including tree hollows, garden ponds, pot plants, bird baths and gutters for larval development. Adults will travel up to 0.4km from the site they develop in. 
Most human bites occur at dawn and dusk, but also in shaded areas during the day, and is a major pest in urban gardens. It is a key vector of dog heartworm, and also a known vector of Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus. It has also been found to be able to carry Murray River encephalitis virus in laboratory tests.