Aedes bimaculatus
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Culicidae
- Genus: Aedes
- Species: Aedes bimaculatus
Visual Description
Aedes bimaculatus is a mosquito species characterized by its distinct coloration and morphology typical of the family Culicidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the species exhibits a slender, elongated body structure with long, thin legs and prominent, forward-projecting antennae.[1] The thorax and abdomen often display patterns of scales that contribute to its overall appearance.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Aedes bimaculatus has been documented in biotic interactions with other species, such as the guppy (Poecilia reticulata).[2]
History
The species was described by D.W. Coquillett in 1902, originally under the name Culex bimaculatus.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Aedes / bimaculatus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Aedes bimaculatus. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Aedes%20bimaculatus. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Aedes bimaculatus (Coquillett, 1902). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1651392. Accessed 2026-07-15.