Pest Organisms / Yellow Fever Mosquito
Identification
Adults are small to medium — only about 4 to 7 mm, roughly a quarter inch — and generally dark brown to black. Source: https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN792
The clearest field mark is a set of pale lyre- or violin-shaped scales on top of the thorax. The hind legs carry white bands at the base of each segment for a striped look, and the dark abdomen may show white scales as well. Source: https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN792 Source: https://extension.msstate.edu/publications/pest-snapshot-yellow-fever-mosquito-aedes-aegypti