Mosquitoes
Anopheles Mosquito
Anopheles spp.
Appearance
Adults are 6.4–12.7 mm, brown, long-legged, with a piercing proboscis.
Life span
The aquatic cycle takes 7–10 days. Males generally live about 15 days and females about 30. Females need blood for fertile eggs and may lay up to about 1,000 eggs in 5–7 batches, laid singly. Mosquitoes mate once.