Tag: World’s largest mosquito

How big can be a mosquito? The answer would be somewhat like as big as a fly, right? But, here in China, an insect expert has caught a mosquito, that has a wingspan of over 11.15 cm at the Qingcheng Mountain in South-West China. The mosquito is 10 times larger than that of a conventional mosquito, as per Zhao Li, who is a Chinese entomologist. The insect belongs to a species called the Holorusia Mikado, largest mosquito species in the entire world, commonly found in Japan. According to Zhao, mosquitoes belong to the insect group called Nematocera, which includes crane ... Read more