Aedes sticticus is an uncommon mosquito, although the species can be abundant along river floodlands.[1] It has been known to be responsible for human bites. Like all mosquitoes, it is only the females that bite.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Aedes |
| Subgenus: | Ochlerotatus |
| Species: | A. sticticus
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| Aedes sticticus (Meigen, 1838)
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Distribution
editAedes 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
editNot a huge amount is known of its life cycle. It is believed that they overwinter in the egg stage.[2]
References
edit- ^ Helmersson, Erik. "Molecular identification of mosquito species" (PDF).
- ^ P.S. Cranston; C.D. Ramsdale; K.R. Snow; G.B. White (1987). Adults, Larvae, and Pupae of British Mosquitoes (Culicidae) A Key. Freshwater Biological Association. pp. 152 pp. ISBN 0-900386-46-0.
Further reading
editReinert, 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
edit- 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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