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Gallinipper

Psorophora ciliata (Fabricius, 1794)

Status not recordedinsects

The gallinipper (Psorophora ciliata) is a species in the family Culicidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the gallinipper

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the gallinipper live?

Not recorded

Is the gallinipper endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the gallinipper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyCulicidae
  6. genusPsorophora
  7. SpeciesPsorophora ciliata (Fabricius, 1794)

Synonyms Culex ciliata, Culex conterrens, Culex cyanopennis, Culex cyanopterus, Culex molestus, Culex rubidus, Culex tibialis, Psorophora boscii, Psorophora centaurus, Psorophora ctites, Psorophora lynchi

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Large gold-striped mosquitoEnglish
  • Shaggy-legged GallinipperEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gallinipper

Other species in the same genus Psorophora.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the gallinipper?

The gallinipper (Psorophora ciliata) belongs to the family Culicidae in the order Diptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Gallinipper (Psorophora ciliata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gallinipper

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“Gallinipper (Psorophora ciliata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gallinipper.

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@misc{gallinipper_2026,
  title = {Gallinipper (Psorophora ciliata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gallinipper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}