Mosquito Picture Scientific Name Common Distinctive Features Disease/s Ecology Bite Additional Name Carried Information albopictus Tiger and silver color Dengue Containers; Daytime Mostly seen after rains; Striped legs Chickungunya Anything that controlled by habitat Single, silver stripe on thorax West Nile Virus holds water and larvae; Pesticide Silver bands on abdomen (flower pots, moderately effective Sharp abdomen gutters, tires) Unmarked wings Aedes aegypti Yellow Lyre shape on thorax Dengue Artificial Daytime Feed on humans; fever Striped legs Chickungunya containers Historically found in OK mosquito Dusty black color Yellow fever (not as common now); Dark unmarked wings Major disease vector; Sharp abdomen Often confused with bands on abdomen Aedes albopictus Culex tarsalis Western Striped, lined legs West Nile Polluted Evening Prefers birds to humans; on abdomen waters Found more in western Mosquito Blunt abdomen areas Dark, unmarked Lightly patterned thorax Culex Southern Tan West Nile Virus Polluted Evening Feeds on humans and quinquefasciatus Dark Legs Louis Waters birds; most often bite in Mosquito Bands on abdomen Encephalitis the evening; Type most Blunt abdomen Eastern Equine often collected at THD Dark, unmarked wings Encephalitis Plain, tan thorax Western Equine Encephalitis Anopheles Malaria Palin dark thorax Malaria Ponds; Lake Night Prefers to feed on quadrimaculatus Mosquito Dark, blunt, unmarked Heartworm margins; humans abdomen Around 4 on dark wings emergent Long dark palps vegetation Dark legs Asian bush Brown color West Nile Virus Rock Not Invasive; not commonly japonicus mosquito Striped legs, dark hind tarsi specified found; not a major pest Golden striped thorax Bands only on ventral abdomen
Mosquito Picture Scientific Name Common Name Distinctive Features Disease/s Carried Ecology Bite Additional Information albopictus Tiger and silver color Striped legs Single, silver stripe on thorax Silver bands on abdomen Sharp abdomen Unmarked wings Dengue Chickungunya West Nile Virus Containers; Anything that holds water (flower pots, gutters, tires) Daytime Mostly seen after rains; controlled by habitat and larvae; Pesticide moderately effective Aedes aegypti Yellow fever mosquito Lyre shape on thorax Striped legs Dusty black color Dark unmarked wings Sharp abdomen bands on abdomen Dengue Chickungunya Yellow fever Artificial containers Daytime Feed on humans; Historically found in OK (not as common now); Major disease vector; Often confused with Aedes albopictus Culex tarsalis Western Mosquito Striped, lined legs on abdomen Blunt abdomen Dark, unmarked Lightly patterned thorax West Nile Polluted waters Evening Prefers birds to humans; Found more in western areas Culex quinquefasciatus Southern Mosquito Tan Dark Legs Bands on abdomen Blunt abdomen Dark, unmarked wings Plain, tan thorax West Nile Virus Louis Encephalitis Eastern Equine Encephalitis Western Equine Encephalitis Polluted Waters Evening Feeds on humans and birds; most often bite in the evening; Type most often collected at THD Anopheles quadrimaculatus Malaria Mosquito Palin dark thorax Dark, blunt, unmarked abdomen 4 on dark wings Long dark palps Dark legs Malaria Heartworm Ponds; Lake margins; Around emergent vegetation Night Prefers to feed on humans japonicus Asian bush mosquito Brown color Striped legs, dark hind tarsi Golden striped thorax Bands only on ventral abdomen West Nile Virus Rock Not specified Invasive; not commonly found; not a major pest
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