Tiger and yellow fever mosquitoes are not bigger than normal mosquitoes. In fact, they are often somewhat smaller. Their entire body is accentuated with white-silvery markings. Tiger mosquitoes are primarily recognized by their white-silvery stripes that begin between their eyes and continue down the middle of their back. Their hind legs also consist of the same color scheme so that they look like black and white ringed segments. It can be identified by a marking in the form of a lyre on the dorsal side of the thorax, and striking white and black patterns on the legs. Yellow fever mosquitoes can be identified by a marking in the form of a lyre on the dorsal side of the thorax, and striking white and black patterns on the legs.