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Culiseta is a genus of . Most Culiseta species are cold-adapted, and only occur in warmer climates during the colder parts of the year or at higher elevations where temperatures are lower. Species found in Southern California are larger than most mosquitoes species, specifically C. inornata, C. particeps, and C. incidens. These species are found throughout the year in Southern California and feed on several vertebrate species, such as birds, livestock, rodents, reptiles, and humans.Identification of the Mosquitoes of California. Richard Meyer and Stephen Durso, Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California. 1998.Sandhu TS, Williams GW, Haynes BW, Dhillon MS. Population dynamics of blood-fed female mosquitoes and comparative efficacy of resting boxes in collecting them from the northwestern part of Riverside County, California. J Global Infect Dis serial 2013 cited;5:15-8. The of most species are found bogs, marshes, ponds, streams, ditches, and tide pool, but an African species occurs in tree hollows (""), a common eastern Palaearctic species occurs in and rock pools, and several Australian species occur under ground. Little is known about the hematophagy of females. Most species feed on birds and , but a few feed on . Several species attack domestic animals and occasionally , and some species are pollinators.
Culiseta species are found throughout the world, except in South America. Two extinct species are known from the Eocene Kishenehn Formation in Montana.
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