Asian tiger mosquito
(Aedes albopictus)
This species is Introduced in the United States
Resources
- Wikipedia - Wikimedia Foundation, Inc
- Global Invasive Species Database - Invasive Species Specialist Group
Selected Images
Invasive Listing Sources
- Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area
- Florida Invasive Species Partnership
- New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team 2017 Invasive Species List
- To be proposed for MISC
- Virginia Invasive Species Management Plan 2012
- West Virginia Invasive Species Strategic Plan and Volunteer Guidelines 2014
Taxonomic Rank
| Domain: Eukarya |
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Superorder: Holometabola |
| Order: Diptera |
| Suborder: Nematocera |
| Infraorder: Culicomorpha |
| Family: Culicidae |
| Subfamily: Culicinae |
| Tribe: Aedini |
| Genus: Aedes |
| Aedes albopictus |
References
Common Name Reference: Bosik, J. J. Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms 1997. Lanham, MD: Entomological Society of America (ESA), 1997. 232 pp.
Scientific Name Reference: R.W. Poole and P. Gentili, Nomina Insecta Nearctica. 1996. Nomina insecta nearctica: a checklist of the insects of North America. Vol. 1-4. Rockville (MD): Entomological Information Services. Available at URL: http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/main.htm