Aedes calabyi
| Aedes calabyi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Aedes |
| Species: | A. calabyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Aedes calabyi (Marks, 1963)
| |
Aedes (Macleaya) calabyi is a species of mosquito in the genus Aedes. It is small and dark, and a relatively rare species.[1] Adults can be identified as they are the only species of Aedes in its distribution that have gold and white scales on the anterior part of its scutum.
It feeds in the afternoon and at dusk.[1]
Distribution
A. calabyi is found in the arid zones of southern Western Australia, in mallee and sclerophyll woodlands.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Aedes (Macleaya) calabyi". bie.ala.org.au. Atlas of Living Australia.