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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Synonyms [1] | |
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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]
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]
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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Synonyms [1] | |
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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]
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]