Culex erythrothorax
| Culex erythrothorax | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Culex |
| Species: | Cx. erythrothorax |
| Binomial name | |
| Culex erythrothorax Dyar, 1907[1] | |
Culex erythrothorax is a mosquito species that appears in Southern California. Also known as the Tule mosquito, due to its preference for breeding in Tule plants. Species has brownish-orange color. Confirmed vector of West Nile virus.[2]
References
- ↑ "Culex erythrothorax". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ↑ Sandhu TS, Williams GW, Haynes BW, Dhillon MS. Population dynamics of blood-fed female mosquitoes and comparative efficacy of resting boxes in collecting them from the northwestern part of Riverside County, California. J Global Infect Dis [serial online] 2013 [cited 2013 Oct 22];5:15-8.
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