Aedes ashworthi
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| Aedes ashworthi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Aedes |
| Subgenus: | Halaedes |
| Species: | A. ashworthi |
| Binomial name | |
| Aedes ashworthi (Erichson, 1842) | |
Aedes (Halaedes) ashworthi is a species of mosquito in the genus Aedes. It is found in Western Australia, and is strictly coastal, breeding in hypersaline rock pools.[1][2] They are known to bite humans.[1]