Coquillettidia aurites
Species of insect
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Coquillettidia aurites is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Coquillettidia.
| Coquillettidia aurites | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Coquillettidia |
| Species: | C. aurites |
| Binomial name | |
| Coquillettidia aurites (Theobald, 1901) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mansonia aurites Theobald, 1901 | |
Distribution
Medical importance
It is a vector of Plasmodium, West Nile virus, and Usutu virus, of which was first isolated in Uganda.[3][4][5]