This illustration depicts a pitcher-plant, Wyeomyia smithii mosquito from a lateral view, as well as an enlarged inset highlighting its mesonotum, and its postnotal tuft of seta.Created: 1975
Description: Wyeomyia smithii, the pitcher plant mosquito that completes nearly all of its life cycle in the pitchers of the carnivorous Sarracenia purpurea. It is the top-level predator in this phytotelma ecosystem. Magnification is 40x. Date: 31 January 2009. Source: Own work. Author: Rkitko.
