Alpine Black-clad Mosquito

Aedes pullatus (Ochlerotatus pullatus)

General Status Rank: 
Presence Expected
Common Name: 
Alpine Black-clad Mosquito
Scientific Name: 
Aedes pullatus (Ochlerotatus pullatus)
Synonyms: 
Ochlerotatus pullatus
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Fly (Mosquito)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Diptera
Family: 
Culicidae
General Biology
Canada Known Subspecies Count: 
0
Reproduction Frequency Per Year: 
0
Habitat
small, clear, unshaded snowmelt pools , moslty in tundra , all elevation in Alaska, but found more often at higher elevations
References: 
B159
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

one occurrence in Ft Smith (but may be mis-ided); found in NE BC and YK.
Score: 
A
References: 
B159
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Presence Expected
Last Updated: 
May 12, 2016

References

Habitat

  • Wood, D. M. Dang, P. T. and Ellis, R. A. (1979) The mosquitoes of Canada, Diptera:Culicidae. The Insects and arachnids of Canada: Part 6 Publication 1686 ENR library QL 434.52 .A1I5 pt. 6 - B159 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Wood, D. M. Dang, P. T. and Ellis, R. A. (1979) The mosquitoes of Canada, Diptera:Culicidae. The Insects and arachnids of Canada: Part 6 Publication 1686 ENR library QL 434.52 .A1I5 pt. 6 - B159 Return