
Culex quinquefasciatus
Southern House Mosquito
As recorded: Culex quinquefasciatus Say, 1823
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Diptera › Culicidae
- Collected by
- Gressitt, J.L.
- Date
- July 5, 1963
- Locality
- Waimano trail
- Region
- State of Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 5, 1963, Gressitt, J.L. also collected 1 other specimen.
Culex quinquefasciatus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 267 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-22.

2026-07-22
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-09
Princeville, HI, US
(c) Sean Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-06
E Manoa Rd + Kahaloa Dr, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved

2023-01-27
Kaimuki, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) kjgabrie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-10-04
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-08-21
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Culex quinquefasciatus. BPBM 2005029597. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36219003. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/2005029597.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36219003 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
