Aedes sollicitans

Summary 3

Aedes sollicitans, the eastern saltmarsh mosquito (also known as Ochlerotatus sollicitans), is a species of mosquito native to the eastern seaboard of the United States and Canada as well as the entire Gulf coast and is also present in the Bahamas and Greater Antilles. While primarily found in coastal areas within a few miles of the coast, it is occasionally found inland in areas with saline pools, the species was reported as far west as Arizona....

National distribution 4

Canada
Origin: Unknown/Undetermined

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

United States
Origin: Unknown/Undetermined

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Spencer Walker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.boldsystems.org/archive/image.php?id=bold.org/817765
  2. (c) Spencer Walker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/TDWGB/IMG_9516+1287587512.jpg
  3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedes_sollicitans
  4. (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/28929272

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