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Species: | S. cyaneus
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Sabethes cyaneus (
Fabricius, 1805)
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Sabethes (Sabethes) cyaneus is a species of mosquito that native to Central America and South America. [1] This species is a disease vector of Zika virus. [2] Larvae are facultative predators that use their siphon to grab prey (often other mosquito larvae) while submerged. [3]
Sabethes cyaneus | |
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Species: | S. cyaneus
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Sabethes cyaneus (
Fabricius, 1805)
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Sabethes (Sabethes) cyaneus is a species of mosquito that native to Central America and South America. [1] This species is a disease vector of Zika virus. [2] Larvae are facultative predators that use their siphon to grab prey (often other mosquito larvae) while submerged. [3]