Aedes implicatus
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 implicatus
Visual Description
Aedes implicatus exhibits the characteristic morphology of the genus Aedes, typically featuring a slender body, long legs, and a pair of functional wings. As observed in specimens from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the species displays a complex pattern of scales on the thorax and abdomen, which are diagnostic features for identification within the family Culicidae.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Aedes implicatus is a recognized species within the family Culicidae, first described by Vockeroth in 1954.[2] Ecological data indicates that this species participates in various biotic interactions. It has been documented as a prey item for the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) and has been observed interacting with the plant species Frasera speciosa.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Aedes / implicatus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Aedes implicatus Vockeroth, 1954. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1651052. Accessed 2026-07-15.
- ↑ Aedes implicatus. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Aedes%20implicatus. Accessed 2026-07-14.