| Psorophora ferox | |
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| Female Psorophora ferox | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Psorophora |
| Species: | P. ferox
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| Binomial name | |
| Psorophora ferox (von Humboldt, 1819)
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Psorophora ferox is a medium-sized mosquito native to much of North and South America. It inhabits wet woodlands, laying its eggs in temporary pools filled with rainwater. Larvae develop during summer in North America. They are aggressive feeders and give painful bites.[1][2] The mosquito is reported to be active during both day and night.[3]
- ^ Carpenter SJ, LaCasse, WJ. Mosquitoes of North America [California library reprint series edition 1974]. Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: UC Press; 1955. 487 pp.
- ^ Holderman C, Connelly CR. Psorophora ferox [Internet]. Entomology & Nematology Department, University of Florida. 2015 Aug [cited 2016 Aug 1]. Available from: http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/aquatic/Psorophora_ferox.htm
- ^ Arnett R. Notes on the distribution, habits, and habitats of some Panama Culicines (Diptera: Culicidae), (continued). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 1949;57(4):233-51.