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This study utilised fluorescent dust-based mark release recapture (MRR) experiments to quantify the dispersal characteristics of An. farauti through a non-village natural ecosystem in tropical north Queensland, Australia. Good quality adult mosquitoes were collected from the field using a Fan Box Traps (FBT), with initial parity dissections of this material showing a daily survival rate of 0.68 during the wet season and 0.75 during the dry season. We then performed 51 separate mosquito MRR releases (19,889 marked An. farauti) during the wet and dry seasons between 2015 and 2017. Mosquito recaptures utilised three collection systems: human landing catches (HLC), FBTs and a bespoke mosquito catch barrier system (MCB). Most of the 308 (1.55%) marked An. farauti were recaptured by the MCB (78%), while the rest (22%) were recaptured by either our CO2 baited FBT and HLC. 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