Abstract
Light-trap catches of mosquitoes representing seven genera were shown to average six times greater near new moon than near full moon. Nonattractant air sampling revealed no such lunar periodicity. The light-trap lunar periodicity resembles that reported for noctuid moths and probably reflects merely the cycle of contrast between light and background illumination as the moon passes through its phases. The moon-determined night illumination pattern is superimposed on night activity patterns peculiar to mosquitoes by species and sex.
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