Fresh Mosquito Pupae lighter. After mosquito eggs hatch in water, they become mosquito larvae and then pupae. Mosquitoes are members of a group of almost 3,600 species of small flies within the family Culicidae. The word 'mosquito' is Spanish and Portuguese for 'little fly.' Credit: USGS

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