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Concept
Aedes aegypti
Summary
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| name = Yellow fever mosquito
| image = Aedes aegypti.jpg
| image_alt = Adult
| image_caption = Adult
| image2 = Aedes aegypti larva.jpg
| image2_alt = Larva
| image2_caption = Larva
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| genus = Aedes
| species = aegypti
| parent = Stegomyia
| authority = (Linnaeus in Hasselquist, 1762)
| synonyms = * Culex aegypti Linnaeus in Hasselquist, 1762
Culex fasciatus Fabricius, 1805
Culex bancrofti Skuse, 1889
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| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
| subdivision = * [[Aedes aegypti aegypti|Ae. ae. subsp. aegypti]]
Ae. ae. subsp. formosus
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| range_map = Global Aedes aegypti distribution (e08347).png
| range_map_caption = Global Aedes aegypti predicted distribution in 2015,(blue=absent, red=present)
Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, is a mosquito that can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, Mayaro and yellow fever viruses, and other disease agents. The mosquito can be recognized by black and white markings on its legs and a marking in the form of a lyre on the upper surface of its thorax. This mosquito originated in Africa, but is now found in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions throughout the world.
Aedes aegypti is a long, dark mosquito which can be recognized by white markings on its legs and a marking in the form of a lyre on the upper surface of its thorax. Females are larger than males. Microscopically females possess small palps tipped with silver or white scales, and their antennae have sparse short hairs, whereas those of males are feathery. Aedes aegypti can be confused with Aedes albopictus without a magnifying glass: the latter have a white stripe on the top of the mid thorax.
Males live off fruit and only the female bites for blood, which she needs to mature her eggs. To find a host, she is attracted to chemical compounds emitted by mammals, including ammonia, carbon dioxide, lactic acid, and octenol.
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