Namu | Makika (Culicidae)
Jon Apisa. Namu | Makika (Culicidae). 2025. graphite on paper, 4" x 4" (10.16cm x 10.16cm).
“Namu | Makika” (Culicidae) drawing by Jon Apisa.
This was drawn with graphite on paper, 4" x 4" (10.16cm x 10.16cm).
“Mosquito” (Culicidae) is known as:
- Namu in Sāmoa
- Makika in Hawaiʻi
- Namu in Tonga
- Naonao in Tahiti
- Waeroa in Māori
- Namu in Niuē
“Mosquito” (Culicidae) is also known as:
- tropical almond
- naeroa, naenae, Namu or Namunamu in Māori
Namu | Makika (Culicidae) graphite sketchbook drawing by Jon Apisa 09/08/2025
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