# Culex sp larvae

- By: (Image: James Gathany, CDC)
- Date: 28 February 2006 (published)
- Classification: Photograph
- Credit line: A New Model for Predicting Outbreaks of West Nile Virus. Gross L, PLoS Biology Vol. 4/4/2006, e101. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0040101. See also: Kilpatrick AM, Kramer LD, Jones MJ, Marra PP, Daszak P (2006) West Nile Virus…
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Culex_sp_larvae.png)
- Rights: [CC BY 2.5](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/commons/c/ce/Culex_sp_larvae.png
- Who can see it: Kids profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Larvae of Culex Mosquitoes. As seen on the picture, larvae make dense groups in standing water. A shift in the feeding behavior of those mosquitoes helps explain the rising incidence of West Nile virus in North America. It appears that the darker structure at the top center of the image is one pupa.