Aedes hendersoni
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 hendersoni
Visual Description
Aedes hendersoni is a mosquito species characterized by distinct morphological features. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the adult mosquito exhibits a slender body typical of the Culicidae family. Key visible traits include a patterned thorax with dark and light scales, and legs that often show distinct banding patterns. The wings are generally narrow and transparent with fine venation.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Aedes hendersoni is known to interact with various plant species in its environment. It has been documented visiting flowers of Eupatorium serotinum and Solidago species, likely for nectar feeding.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Aedes / hendersoni constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Aedes hendersoni. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Aedes%20hendersoni. Accessed 2026-07-14.