''Culiseta annulata'' is a species of mosquito in the family

Culicidae Mosquitoes (or mosquitos) are members of a group of almost 3,600 species of small flies within the family Culicidae (from the Latin ''culex'' meaning "gnat"). The word "mosquito" (formed by ''mosca'' and diminutive ''-ito'') is Spanish for "litt ...

. It is found in the

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Ecology

''Culiseta annulata'' overwinters in adult stage. In Northern Europe, females of this species are found in caves from autumn to early spring together with females of genus ''Culex'' (''Cx. pipiens'', ''Cx. torrentium'', and ''Cx. territans'').

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Culicinae Insects described in 1776 Nematoceran flies of Europe Taxa named by Franz von Paula Schrank {{Culicidae-stub