Construct on Comptonia peregrina
Ovipositing on trunk bark of large, dead, slightly decayed Quercus alba (white oak) in mesic upland white oak forest.
I literally love these. I mean, they are beautiful and they eat other mosquito larvae. Good job world.
First rain yesterday evening, .7in at this location
Emerged from large fallen branch of Betula nigra (River birch) planted in yard amidst dry-mesic upland oak/hickory forest coll. 13.iv.2024.