Aedes communis
Appearance
Aedes communis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Culicidae |
Genus: | Aedes |
Subgenus: | Ochlerotatus |
Species: | A. communis
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Binomial name | |
Aedes communis (De Geer, 1776)
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Aedes communis also known as the woodland snow pool mosquito is a species of mosquito in the genus Aedes. It is common in New Jersey but can also be found in the Northern United States, Canada and Alaska. It is a known pollinator of Platanthera obtusata.[1] Unlike other mosquito species, Aedes communis remains active during the winter.
References
[edit]- ^ Statman-Weil, Zoe. "Aedes communis: The Pollinating Mosquito". United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. Retrieved 15 September 2017.