The yellow-fever mosquito, found in coastal and riverside habitats throughout the tropics and subtropics; eggs laid in stagnant water; aquatic larvae colourless except for black respiratory siphon. The adult females feed on blood, transmitting diseases such as yellow fever and dengue. (Order: Diptera. Family: Culicidae.)
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Aedes aegypti |
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Aedes albopictus |
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