• Source: Aedes sticticus

Aedes sticticus is an uncommon mosquito, although the species can be abundant along river floodlands. It has been known to be responsible for human bites. Like all mosquitoes, it is only the females that bite.




Distribution


Aedes sticticus has a very patchy but wide distribution in temperate parts of Europe, Asia and North America. It has an episodic and patchy distribution in Iowa and Wisconsin.




Life cycle


Not a huge amount is known of its life cycle. It is believed that they overwinter in the egg stage.




References






= Further reading

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Reinert, J.F.; Harbach, R.E.; Kitching, I.A.N.J (2004). "Phylogeny and classification of Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae), based on morphological characters of all life stages". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 142 (3): 289–368. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00144.x.




External links


Aedes sticticus Iowa-Mosquito.net Iowa State University Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
Ochlerotatus sticticus Taxonconcept Knowledge Base University of Wisconsin

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• Aedes sticticus
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