Aedes cacozelus
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| Aedes cacozelus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Aedes |
| Subgenus: | Ochlerotatus |
| Species: | A. cacozelus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aedes cacozelus Marks, 1963 | |
Aedes cacozelus is a species of mosquito in the genus Aedes. It is a rare and large mosquito only known from south-west Western Australia and the type locality of Darkan.[1][2]
The binomial name of A. cacozelus means 'a bad imitator', and refers to its partial resemblance of A. stricklandi.[1]
