Mosquito (disambiguation)
Mosquito most commonly refers to flying insects of the family Culicidae.
Mosquito may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
[edit]- Mosquito (film), a 1995 science fiction film directed by Gary Jones
- The Mosquito (film), a 1954 West German drama film
- Mosquitos (band), a New York City-based musical band
- Mosquitoes (novel), a 1927 novel by William Faulkner
- Mister Mosquito, a 2001 PlayStation 2 game
Albums
[edit]- Mosquito (Psychotic Waltz album), a 1994 album by Psychotic Waltz
- Mosquito (Michael Kulas album), a 1995 album by Michael Kulas
- Mosquito (Yeah Yeah Yeahs album), a 2013 album by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Mosquitos (album), an album by Stan Ridgway
Songs
[edit]- "The Mosquito" (song), a song by The Doors from their studio album Full Circle, 1972
- "Mosquito", a song from SR-71's Japan-only album Here We Go Again
- "Mosquito", a song from Red Velvet's EP Summer Magic
- "Mosquito", a song by PinkPantheress, released in 2023
Places
[edit]United States
[edit]- Mosquito, California, in Calaveras County
- Mosquito County, original name of Orange County, Florida
- Mosquito Creek (disambiguation), various creeks in the US
- Mosquito Lagoon, Florida
- Mosquito Range, Rocky Mountains range in central Colorado
- Mosquito Pass, a high mountain pass in the Mosquito Range
Multiple countries
[edit]Elsewhere
[edit]- Mosquito, Newfoundland and Labrador, a settlement in Canada
- Mosquito Coast, in Central America
- Point Mosquitos (Spanish: Punta Mosquitos or Mosquito), on the Caribbean coast of Panama
- Mosquito Mound, a volcano in Canada
- Mosquito Island, a nickname for Selirong Island in Temburong District, Brunei
People
[edit]- Sam Bockarie (1964–2003), Sierra–Leonean rebel leader nicknamed "Mosquito"
- Carlos Domingos Massoni (1933–2001), Brazilian basketball player nicknamed "Mosquito"
- Coco Mosquito, stage name of Croatian musician, Gordan Muratović
- Emilia Mosquito (born 1982), Swedish film director
- Mosquito (footballer) (born 1996), Brazilian footballer
- Irving Mosquito (born 2000), Australian footballer
- Musquito or Mosquito, Indigenous Australian resistance leader
- Yvonne Mosquito (born 1964), British politician
Transportation
[edit]Aviation
[edit]- ABC Mosquito, a 1916 British aircraft engine
- de Havilland Mosquito, a twin-engine British fighter-bomber during WW II
- Glasflügel Mosquito, a German-manufactured glider
- Golden Gate Mosquito, an American ultralight aircraft
- Innovator Mosquito Air, a Canadian ultralight home-built helicopter
- Mosquito Aviation XE, an ultralight home-built turbine powered helicopter
- Partenavia Mosquito, Italian, two-seat, civil, trainer aircraft
- Swedish Aerosport Mosquito, powered hang glider
- T-6 Mosquito, the designation for the North American T-6 Texan trainer when used as a combat aircraft
Rail
[edit]- Mosquito, a GWR Metropolitan Class locomotive
Military
[edit]Aerial
[edit]- de Havilland Mosquito, a British Second World War aircraft
- Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Moskito, a German World War II aircraft
- P-270 Moskit, Russian cruise missile
- Spirit Mosquito, a British UCAV formerly in development by Spirit AeroSystems Belfast
Naval
[edit]- HMS Mosquito, twelve Royal Navy ships
- USS Mosquito (1775), a sloop of the Continental Navy
- USS Mosquito (1822), a barge or cutter in the West Indies Squadron
- Mosquito Fleet, several groups of ships in US naval and maritime history
- HMQS Mosquito, a torpedo boat operated by the Queensland Maritime Defence Force and the Commonwealth Naval Forces
Land
[edit]- Mosquito (missile), an Italian anti-tank guided missile which entered service in 1961
Sports
[edit]- Manchester Mosquitoes, British, Australian Rules Football club
- The Mosquitos, nickname of the Papua New Guinea national Australian rules football team
Other uses
[edit]- MOSQUITO, a cryptographic cypher algorithm
- The Mosquito, an audio device to discourage loitering
See also
[edit]- El Mosquito, an Argentine newspaper
- Miskito (disambiguation)
- Moskito (disambiguation)
- SIG Sauer Mosquito, a .22 caliber handgun