Impatient Winter Mosquito

Culiseta impatiens

General Status Rank: 
Secure
Common Name: 
Impatient Winter Mosquito
Scientific Name: 
Culiseta impatiens
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Fly (Mosquito)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Diptera
Family: 
Culicidae
General Biology

Female Age at Maturity

at least one year old
References: 
B159

Longevity

Extremly long life-span, of a year or more. Newly emerged females do not seek blood in first summer, spend live in torpid condition, eastivating or hibernating, earliest to seek bood following spring, before snow has disappeared.. Later seeking blood for their 2nd or 3rd ovarian cycles, …overlapping with their own progeny. With Culiseta alaskaensis appear to be the only species with this type of life cycle in Canada.
References: 
B159
Habitat
semipermanent ponds and bog pools and drak, permanent shaded forest pools
References: 
B159
Distribution

Ecozones

Taiga Plains, Taiga Shield
References: 
B159
R161

Distribution

Score: 
G

Number of Occurrences

Three locations prior to 1979 (B159): Ft Simpson, Norman Wells, and Inuvik; recent occurrences Ft Simpson (2005, 2011, 2012, 2013), Inuvik (2005), Yellowknife (2005), Ft Smith (2013)
Score: 
BE
References: 
B159
R161
H288

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
Threats

Threats

Score: 
C

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
S Rank: 
S4S5
Decision Process Description: 
Based on printed reference and expert opinion: Aynsley Thielman, Department of Biological Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON (2009); Reviewed in 2014 by Fiona Hunter
Last Updated: 
November 3, 2014

References

Age Of Maturity

  • 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

Ecozones

  • 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
  • The Canadian centre for mosquito management inc. (2005) A survey of adult mosquitoes from the Northwest Territories (Diptera:Culicidae) Identification by Randy Gadawski. unpublished report to B Elkin. Print in binder - R161 Return

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

Longevity

  • 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
  • The Canadian centre for mosquito management inc. (2005) A survey of adult mosquitoes from the Northwest Territories (Diptera:Culicidae) Identification by Randy Gadawski. unpublished report to B Elkin. Print in binder - R161 Return
  • Taz Stuart in Stasiak, Iga (2014) Mosquito Speciation Data - Identification by Taz Stuart. E-mail wth attachments to S Carriere 03/06/2014 e-copy - H288 Return