Aedes rusticus
| Aedes rusticus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Subfamily: | Culicinae |
| Genus: | Aedes |
| Subgenus: | Ochlerotatus |
| Species: | A. rusticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aedes (Ochlerotatus) rusticus (Rossi, 1790) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Aedes diversus Theobald 1901 Ochlerotatus rusticus (Rossi, 1790) | |
Aedes rusticus, it is a relatively common European mosquito, that is often responsible for human bites from May to August. Like all mosquitoes, it is only the females that bite.
Distribution
Aedes rusticus has a patchy distribution, from Britain (mainly southern), Belgium, Denmark, Poland, Russia, The Balkans and as far as Asia Minor.
Life cycle
Following a mammal blood meal to provide sufficient protein to produce eggs, females will lay their egg rafts in spring or summer in dried-up pools, they will hatch when the pools flood later in the year. They will overwinter in the 4th larval stage, pupation and adult emergence take place the following spring.[1]
References
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