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QUERY REGARDING MOSQUITO

2020-04-09 19:52:24
A mosquito bit me today and it had pretty unusual patterns over his body. What sort of mosquito is this . Images attached. Is it a normal mosquito or a one carrying malaria etc.
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As per the stripes on its back it looks like culex mosquito. It doesn't spread malaria but can spread filaria or elephantiasis.

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