Description
Flower and Mosquito – Culex sp.
Pliocene
Rita Blanca Formation
Oldham County, TX USA.
12mm flower and 8mm mosquito on 116mm slab.
Plant. Insect. Arthropod. Association.
Culex is a mosquito genus that dates back to the Cretaceous Period. The genus is present but rare in Cenozoic ambers (Baltic, Dominican Republic).
Here’s an aoociation piece with a mosquito and an unidentified flower.