Aedes alboannulatus

White-kneed Mosquito at Acton, ACT

Aedes alboannulatus at Acton, ACT - 2 Oct 2016

Aedes alboannulatus at Acton, ACT - 2 Oct 2016

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Identification history

	Aedes alboannulatus	6 Oct 2016	MichaelBedingfield
	Unidentified	2 Oct 2016	David

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6 comments

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

3 Oct 2016

Nice photo !

DaveFerg wrote:

6 Oct 2016

The specific name alboannulatus means 'white ring' and refers to the white band on each of the femur short of the knee.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

6 Oct 2016

Dave, are you suggesting the species is Aedes alboannulatus?

DaveFerg wrote:

6 Oct 2016

Yes, Aedes alboannulatus, I should have checked the current genus name.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

6 Oct 2016

Thanks Dave, great to have it ID'd to species.

David wrote:

9 Oct 2016

Thanks for the ID Dave!

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Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
2 Oct 2016 10:02 AM Recorded on
David Recorded by
Collections
Insects True flies (Diptera) Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) David

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Aedes alboannulatus Scientific name
White-kneed Mosquito Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning
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Synonyms
Dobrotworskyius alboannulatus Aedes (Dobrotworskyius) alboannulatus

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