Aedes elchoensis

Aedes elchoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Aedes
Species:
A. elchoensis
Binomial name
Aedes elchoensis
Taylor, 1929

Aedes (macleaya) elchoensis is a species of mosquito in the genus Aedes.[1] It is found in open forests in the Northern Territory of Australia.[2]

A. elchoensis is known to bite horses and humans, and specimens were taken mainly at night from these activities.[3]

Larvae

The larvae of A. elchoensis resemble those of A. tremulus being pale, with a light brown head, siphon, and saddle.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Aedes elchoensis {species}". Taxonomy Browser. BOLD Systems.
  2. ^ "Aedes (Macleaya) elchoensis". bie.ala.org.au. Atlas of Living Australia.
  3. ^ a b Peter F. S. Liehne. Diana L. Hartley (ed.). An Atlas of the Mosquitoes of Western Australia (PDF). Health Department of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2025.