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Aedes epactius

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Aedes epactius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Aedes
Subgenus: Georgecraigius
Species:
A. epactius
Binomial name
Aedes epactius
Dyer & Knab, 1908
Synonyms[1]
  • Aedes atropalpus nielseni Brust, 1974
  • Aedes atropalpus perichares O'Meara and Craig, 1970a

Aedes epactius is a species of mosquito (Culicidae) native to North America.[2][3][4]

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

  1. ^ https://academic.oup.com/jme/article/49/6/1244/963640
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.