Culicoides imicola
| Culicoides imicola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ceratopogonidae |
| Subfamily: | Ceratopogoninae |
| Tribe: | Culicoidini |
| Genus: | Culicoides |
| Subgenus: | Avaritia |
| Species: | C. imicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913 | |
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Culicoides imicola is a midge which transmits the bluetongue virus. Other suspected BTV vectors are Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris and species in the Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus complex.
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