Biology:Aedes rusticus
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Short description: Species of fly
| Aedes rusticus | |
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| Aedes rusticus North Wales | |
| Scientific classification | |
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| Binomial name | |
| Aedes (Ochlerotatus) rusticus (Rossi, 1790)
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| Synonyms | |
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Aedes diversus Theobald 1901 Ochlerotatus rusticus (Rossi, 1790) | |
Aedes rusticus, it is a relatively common European mosquito, that is often responsible for human bites from May to August. Like all mosquitoes, it is only the females that bite.
Distribution
Aedes rusticus has a patchy distribution, from Britain (mainly southern), Belgium, Denmark , Poland , Russia , The Balkans and as far as Asia Minor.
Life cycle
Following a mammal blood meal to provide sufficient protein to produce eggs, females will lay their egg rafts in spring or summer in dried-up pools, they will hatch when the pools flood later in the year. They will overwinter in the 4th larval stage, pupation and adult emergence take place the following spring.[1]
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References
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q4687472 entry
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