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UMMZ-PABI-000006255 - Culex nigripalpus [Florida SLE Mosquito | Black-Lipped Saint Lucian Typical Mosquito] - DNA/RNA Shield - Whole specimen

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Record Details

Catalog Number: UMMZ-PABI-000006255

Modified: 2026-03-11

Recorded By: Ray, Haleigh

Sex: Female

Life Stage: adult

Vitality: Dead

Organism Remarks: Whole specimen; Blood fed

Field Number: FL-HR-2025-062

Event Date Start: 2025-09-06

Verbatim Event Date: 9/6/2025

Sampling Protocol: Hand netted

Event Remarks: Temperature 88° F | Humidity 84%

Continent: North America

Country: United States

State/Province: Florida

County: Volusia County

Locality: E Indiana Ave, Backyard

Verbatim Locality: United States: Florida: Volusia County, DeLand, E Indiana Ave, Backyard, 29.02933, -81.29028, 284 m

Minimum Elevation in Meters: 284.0

Decimal Latitude: 29.02933

Decimal Longitude: -81.29028

Verbatim Coordinates: 29.02933, -81.29028

Georeferenced By: <Formatter not defined.>

Geodetic Datum: WGS84

Georeference Protocol: Cell Phone

Identifications

Current Identification:

Date Identified: 2026-03-01

Identification Remarks: Determined by DNA barcoding (CO1)

Scientific Name: Culex nigripalpus

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Diptera

Family: Culicidae

Genus: Culex

Specific Epithet: nigripalpus

Taxon Rank: Species

Common Name: Florida SLE Mosquito | Black-Lipped Saint Lucian Typical Mosquito

Date Identified: 2025-12-01

Scientific Name: Culex