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Culicoides
Culicoides
Insecta
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
2-6 weeks
Size
Tiny
Diet
Omnivore
Activity
Crepuscular
Social
Solitary
Biome
Freshwater wetland
Range
Worldwide
Movement
Flight
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Speed
Status
Uncommon

About

This tiny midge lives in damp soil and marshes across the entire globe. Its serrated mouthparts can saw through thick skin to feed on blood in seconds.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
  3. 3.
    subadult
    A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Ceratopogonidae
Genus
Culicoides