Yellow Fever Mosquito
Aedes aegypti
Yellow fever mosquitoes tend to live in close proximity to people, and can be found both indoors and outdoors.
About this species
- Their behaviors are similar to the Asian tiger mosquito—they are daytime biters that are most active at dawn and dusk, and they lay their eggs in open containers that have collected water.
- Notable diseases carried by the yellow fever mosquito include yellow fever virus, Zika, dengue, and chikungunya.
- Uniquely, they almost exclusively feed on humans.
Identification
Size:
4–7 mm
Color:
Dark brown or black with white markings
Image by Malena Lorente, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Key ID Features:
- A characteristic white stripe on the center line of the head and thorax
- Feathery antennae
- 6 spindly, black legs covered in white bands
- Slender body with a long, cylindrical abdomen covered in white markings
- Small head with large compound eyes and a long, needle-like tube
- 1 pair of narrow, membranous wings
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