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.