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Mosquito
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Real-world info
Name: Aedes albopictus Family: Culicidae
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  カ  모기  Zanzara  Mücke  蚊子  Moustique  Mosquito  Mug  蚊子  Moustique  Mosquito  Комар

The mosquito (known as the island mosquito in Pocket Camp) is a bug in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Doubutsu no Mori+. They fly around on clear summer nights and will fly toward the player when they are nearby, biting them when they reach them. This causes the player to stop whatever they are doing to acknowledge the bite, although there are no other effects.

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it can be caught from summer to early fall.

Catch details

In Animal Crossing

#36

"I caught a mosquito! I've been itching to catch me one of these!"

DnM / iQue

DnM+ / AC

DnMe+

Time of year	May – Sep
Time of day	5 PM – 11 PM
Location	Flying
Weather	Any weather
Selling price	130 Bells
Furniture size

In Wild World

#51

"I caught a mosquito! Give me my blood back! I gave at work!"

Description	They drink blood because it's like flower nectar.
Time of year	Jun – Sep
Time of day	5 PM – 4 AM
Peak times	5 PM – 7 PM
Location	Flying
Bug size	6 mm
Selling price	130 Bells
Furniture size

In City Folk

#59

"I caught a mosquito! It's like a tiny vampire..."

Description	These prefer type-O blood-- its chemical structure is close to flower nectar.
Time of year	Jun – Sep
Time of day	5 PM – 4 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	Flying
Bug size	6 mm
Rarity	Common
Selling price	130 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf

#66

"I caught a mosquito! Why you be hatin', mosquito?!"

Time of year	Jun – Sep
Time of day	5 PM – 4 AM
Peak times	7 PM – 11 PM
Location	Flying
Size	4.5 mm
Rarity	Very common
Selling price	130 Bells
Furniture size

In New Horizons

#73

"I caught a mosquito! It's itching for a fight!"

Time of year	North: Jun – Sep South: Dec – Mar
Time of day	5 PM – 4 AM
Location	Flying
Weather	Any except rain
Spawn requirement	Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  130 Bells  Flick:  195 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

As with all bugs and fish in the Animal Crossing series, the mosquito can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers, the curator. Upon donation, he will tell the player a little about the donation. Below is what he says in each game:

In Animal Crossing

"I'm rather impressed that you managed both to capture and transport a mosquito here without squashing it. I might've squashed it just on general principles, wot! So, <Player>, how's your mosquito knowledge? Were you, for example, aware that male mosquitos can't suck blood? No, they survive by drinking plant nectar. Evidently, the female is the vampiric one, and she only ingests blood for the protein she needs to lay eggs. I couldn't care a fig, myself. All I know is the itching that occurs after one is bitten is quite disturbing. Not only that, but mosquitos are notorious carriers of all sorts of disease, you know! Dirty, filthy little buggers! Hooo... But I digress..."

In Wild World

Despite his objection with the insect, Blathers will still give the player a little info on it:

"I don't begrudge mosquitos the blood, for all creatures must survive, eh wot? But why, oh WHY must their little nibbles itch so much? They're maddening! Hoo... Then again, who am I to question the infinite web of nature, wot wot?"

In City Folk

"...Hoo, yes, are you aware that mosquitos serve as a vital source of information for the academic world? Indeed, many germs live inside of mosquitos and use them to travel across the entire globe. By understanding the living hosts to these germs, scientists may develop new treatments, eh wot?"

It can be found flying near the lone palm tree in the middle terrace of the insect exhibit. It bites the player when they stand still for too long.

In New Leaf

The player is bitten by a mosquito in the exhibit.

Upon donation to the museum, the mosquito can be found buzzing around in the upper-right room of the Insect section. The exhibit has this to say about the mosquito:

"Mosquitoes can easily be found flying around on warm summer nights looking for targets. Only the females feed on blood, and when they do so, they also inject saliva. The saliva is actually what causes the annoying itchy feeling, rather than the bite itself. Mosquitoes detect body heat, sweat, and carbon dioxide, so they are drawn to exercising humans."

While in the exhibit, it is possible to get bitten by a mosquito.

In New Horizons

"As everyone knows, the mosquito is a vampiric pest that sucks blood from innocent bystanders. But did you know that only the females suck blood? Hoo! It's true! They need it to make their eggs. When they sink their snout into our skin, they inject us with a saliva that helps them slurp up their meal. It's that saliva that makes us itch and scratch, you know. Hoo! So rude!"

After donation, mosquitoes can be found in a tank in the lab of the bug exhibit area. Unlike previous games, they cannot bite the player as a result of their enclosure.

Quotes

The player will say the following when bitten by a Mosquito:

"Yow! I got bit by a mosquito! Man! That really itches..." —Animal Crossing

"I got bit by a mosquito! So...very...ITCHY!" —Wild World

"Itchy itchy itchy! I got bit by a mosquito..." —City Folk

"Itchy itchy ITCHY! I got bit by a mosquito..." —New Leaf

"Aw, that itches! I got bit by a mosquito..." —New Horizons

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Real-world information

Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, feeding on a human.

Culicidae, mosquitoes, are a family of small flies covering over 3,600 species spread out around the world; mosquitoes are present in every region aside from ones with polar or subpolar climates, and most are active during twilight. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, mosquitoes are specifically designed after Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, which is commonly found in tropical and temperate biomes, such as Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas (including the southern and eastern United States). While mosquitoes typically feed on plant fluids (e.g. nectar) and honeydew, females of most species additionally feed on the blood of other animals, using hemoproteins to produce eggs, which they lay in stagnant water. While all hemovore females are capable of feeding on all animals, different species prefer different hosts, including both warm-blooded animals like mammals & birds and cold-blooded animals like amphibians, non-avian reptiles, and even the larvae of other insects. To facilitate feeding, mosquitoes inject saliva that prevents blood from coagulating; this saliva results in mosquito bites producing itchy, inflamed lumps on the host.

Because they feed on blood, mosquitoes are widely considered pests and biohazards. Large swarms can kill livestock and humans through excessive feeding, and many species are known to be vectors of diseases such as yellow fever, malaria, and zika. In addition to its namesake, the yellow fever mosquito in particular is implicated in transmitting 53 other viral diseases and two species of microbial parasite. These issues result in a number of measures being taken to avoid the risk of bites, including repellents, protective netting draped over beds, the introduction of natural predators to an environment, and traps. Some ecologists have additionally proposed eradicating various mosquito species, generating controversy over the environmental impacts of doing so.

Names in other languages

	カ ka	Mosquito
	모기 mogi
	蚊子 wénzi
	Комар Komar
	Mug
	Mücke
	Mosquito
	Moustique
	Zanzara