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Aedes infirmatus

Aedes infirmatus

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Culicidae

Aedes infirmatus, informally referred to as the infirm American pointy mosquito or silverback mosquito, is a species of mosquito that is found in woodland environments in parts of Central America, Mexico, and the southern United States, with a type locality in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In the United States, they have been found as far west as Texas and as far north as New Jersey. Description Adults of the species have a dark-scaled proboscis, dark legs, and a broad silvery white patch on their thorax which helps distinguish them from other species of similar appearance.

Distribution

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