Aedes condolescens | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Culicidae |
Genus: | Aedes |
Subgenus: | Ochlerotatus |
Species: | A. condolescens |
Binomial name | |
Aedes condolescens (Dyar and Knab, 1907) | |
Aedes condolescens is a species of mosquito in the genus Aedes .
Aedes condolescens is found in Monroe County, Florida, specifically within the Florida Keys. [1] It has been recorded on wilderness islands within the National Key Deer Refuge and the Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge. [2]
Aedes condolescens is commonly found in mangrove swampland and solution holes within the studied islands. It is often collected alongside other mosquito species such as Aedes taeniorhynchus , Anopheles atropos , Culex bahamensis , Culex nigripalpus , and Deinocerites cancer . In mosquito surveillance programs, it is often collected using dry ice-baited light traps. [2]