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. 2021 Jul 19;9:e11497. doi: 10.7717/peerj.11497

Figure 6. Daigram of mosquito abdomens at different stages of gonotrophic development.

Figure 6

(A) unfed, no blood or developing eggs visible; (B) engorged, abdomen full of fresh blood; (C) semi-gravid, anterior half of abdomen with dark blood and posterior half showing developing eggs; and (D) gravid, abdomen full of eggs (Redrawn from Gillies et al., 1961).