These mimetic forms are usually restricted to the females. Actenoides-monachus, Green-backed Kingfisher, Cekakakhutan Tunggir-hijau. It was elevated to subgenus status by Komp in and it is also found in the Neotropics. The adult females can live up to a month or more in captivity but most probably do not live more than 1—2 weeks in nature. This technique brings hope, as female mosquitoes only mate once during their lifetimes, and in doing so with sterile male mosquitoes, the insect population would decrease.
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