Mosquitoes
Explore the drawers deep within London's Natural History Museum
London’s Natural History Museum has a collection of mosquitoes going back to the 1880s. These animals are important to public health, since they could be used to study the history of vector-borne diseases like malaria, dengue fever, and West Nile virus.
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Explore the Collection
There are many different species of mosquito which live all over the world. Below, filter and explore over 9,000 mosquito specimens from the Natural History Museum's collection. Each row represents another one of the little preserved insects pictured above. Filter to see what species are in the museum’s collection.
Distribution by Genus
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Data Source
Natural History Museum (2014). Collection specimens [Data set]. Natural History Museum. https://doi.org/10.5519/qd.qv131qog
Natural History Museum (2025). Data Portal query on 1 resources created at 2025-09-22 01:13:42.898321 PID https://doi.org/10.5519/qd.vfhq6c6m