Aedes epactius

Aedes epactius
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Genus:	Aedes
Subgenus:	Georgecraigius
Species:	A. epactius
Binomial name
	Aedes epactius; Dyer & Knab, 1908
Synonyms
	Aedes atropalpus nielseni Brust, 1974; Aedes atropalpus perichares O'Meara and Craig, 1970a;

Aedes epactius is a species of mosquito (Culicidae) native to North America.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Diet

Like other mosquito species, female Aedes epactius take blood meal to develop their eggs. Apart from blood-feeding, they feed on nectar and other sweet plant juices.^[5]

References

^ Lozano-Fuentes, Saul; Welsh-Rodriguez, Carlos; Hayden, Mary H.; Tapia-Santos, Berenice; Ochoa-Martinez, Carolina; Kobylinski, Kevin C.; Uejio, Christopher K.; Zielinski-Gutierrez, Emily; Monache, Luca Delle; Monaghan, Andrew J.; Steinhoff, Daniel F.; Eisen, Lars (2012). "Aedes (Ochlerotatus) epactius Along an Elevation and Climate Gradient in Veracruz and Puebla States, México". Journal of Medical Entomology. 49 (6): 1244–1253. doi:10.1603/ME12067. PMID 23270151.
^ Ostrum, Erik M.; Mutebi, John-Paul (March 2019). "New county records of Aedes aegypti and Aedes epactius in Colorado". Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 35 (1): 47–50. doi:10.2987/18-6774.1. PMC 7185862. PMID 31442179.
^ Stiles, Brad; Dunn, Peter E.; Paschke, J. D. (1983-03-01). "Histopathology of a nuclear polyhedrosis infection in Aedes epactius with observations in four additional mosquito species". Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 41 (2): 191–202. doi:10.1016/0022-2011(83)90219-7. PMID 6132948. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
^ J.l, Hardy; L, Rosen; L.d, Kramer; S.b, Presser; D.a, Shroyer; M.j, Turell (1980). "Effect of rearing temperature on transovarial transmission of St. Louis encephalitis virus in mosquitoes [Aedes albopictus and Aedes epactius]". American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
^ Lozano-Fuentes S (2014). "Aedes (Ochlerotatus) epactius Along an Elevation and Climate Gradient in Veracruz and Puebla States, México". Journal of Medical Entomology. 49 (6): 1244–53. doi:10.1603/ME12067. PMID 23270151. S2CID 7821750.

[1] Lozano-Fuentes, Saul; Welsh-Rodriguez, Carlos; Hayden, Mary H.; Tapia-Santos, Berenice; Ochoa-Martinez, Carolina; Kobylinski, Kevin C.; Uejio, Christopher K.; Zielinski-Gutierrez, Emily; Monache, Luca Delle; Monaghan, Andrew J.; Steinhoff, Daniel F.; Eisen, Lars (2012). "Aedes (Ochlerotatus) epactius Along an Elevation and Climate Gradient in Veracruz and Puebla States, México". Journal of Medical Entomology. 49 (6): 1244–1253. doi:10.1603/ME12067. PMID 23270151.

[2] Ostrum, Erik M.; Mutebi, John-Paul (March 2019). "New county records of Aedes aegypti and Aedes epactius in Colorado". Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 35 (1): 47–50. doi:10.2987/18-6774.1. PMC 7185862. PMID 31442179.

[3] Stiles, Brad; Dunn, Peter E.; Paschke, J. D. (1983-03-01). "Histopathology of a nuclear polyhedrosis infection in Aedes epactius with observations in four additional mosquito species". Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 41 (2): 191–202. doi:10.1016/0022-2011(83)90219-7. PMID 6132948. Retrieved 2020-08-20.

[4] J.l, Hardy; L, Rosen; L.d, Kramer; S.b, Presser; D.a, Shroyer; M.j, Turell (1980). "Effect of rearing temperature on transovarial transmission of St. Louis encephalitis virus in mosquitoes [Aedes albopictus and Aedes epactius]". American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 2020-08-20.

[lf2014-5] Lozano-Fuentes S (2014). "Aedes (Ochlerotatus) epactius Along an Elevation and Climate Gradient in Veracruz and Puebla States, México". Journal of Medical Entomology. 49 (6): 1244–53. doi:10.1603/ME12067. PMID 23270151. S2CID 7821750.

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