Culex tarsalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Culicidae |
Genus: | Culex |
Species: | C. tarsalis
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Binomial name | |
Culex tarsalis
Coquillett, 1896
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Culex tarsalis, also known as Western Encephalitis Mosquito, [1] is a mosquito species that appears in southern California. The species has black and white banding on the legs.
The species is a major vector of Saint Louis encephalitis and Western equine encephalitis virus in the western USA. [2] It is also a confirmed vector of West Nile virus. [3] [4] [5]
Culex tarsalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Culicidae |
Genus: | Culex |
Species: | C. tarsalis
|
Binomial name | |
Culex tarsalis
Coquillett, 1896
|
Culex tarsalis, also known as Western Encephalitis Mosquito, [1] is a mosquito species that appears in southern California. The species has black and white banding on the legs.
The species is a major vector of Saint Louis encephalitis and Western equine encephalitis virus in the western USA. [2] It is also a confirmed vector of West Nile virus. [3] [4] [5]