| Aedes epactius | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Aedes |
| Subgenus: | Ochlerotatus |
| Species: | A. epactius
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| Binomial name | |
| Aedes epactius Dyer & Knab, 1908
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Aedes epactius is a species of mosquito (Culicidae) native to North America. [2] [3] [4] Some mosquitoes in North America, such as Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti have a similar scutellum pattern.[ citation needed]
Diet
Like other mosquito species, female Aedes epactius take blood meal to develop their eggs. Apart from blood-feeding, they feed on nectar and other sweet plant juices. [5]
References
- ^ https://academic.oup.com/jme/article/49/6/1244/963640
- ^ Ostrum, Erik M.; Mutebi, John-Paul (March 2019). "New county records of Aedes aegypti and Aedes epactius in Colorado". Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 35 (1): 47–50. doi: 10.2987/18-6774.1. PMC 7185862. PMID 31442179.
- ^ Stiles, Brad; Dunn, Peter E.; Paschke, J. D. (1983-03-01). "Histopathology of a nuclear polyhedrosis infection in Aedes epactius with observations in four additional mosquito species". Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 41 (2): 191–202. doi: 10.1016/0022-2011(83)90219-7. PMID 6132948. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ J.l, Hardy; L, Rosen; L.d, Kramer; S.b, Presser; D.a, Shroyer; M.j, Turell (1980). "Effect of rearing temperature on transovarial transmission of St. Louis encephalitis virus in mosquitoes [Aedes albopictus and Aedes epactius]". American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ Lozano-Fuentes S (2014). "Aedes (Ochlerotatus) epactius Along an Elevation and Climate Gradient in Veracruz and Puebla States, México". Journal of Medical Entomology. 49 (6): 1244–53. doi: 10.1603/ME12067. PMID 23270151. S2CID 7821750.