Aedes kochi
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 kochi
Visual Description
Aedes kochi is a mosquito characterized by a distinct, dark-and-light patterned appearance. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal that the body and legs exhibit prominent banding, with alternating dark and light segments clearly visible on the appendages.[1] The thorax and abdomen also display a mottled or patterned coloration, contributing to its overall camouflaged appearance.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Aedes kochi is known to be an exophilic mosquito, meaning it prefers to rest outdoors, often in thick vegetation.[2] Research utilizing barrier screens has successfully sampled this species in regions such as Indonesia, the Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea.[2]
Biotic interactions recorded for Aedes kochi include its role as a host for the fungal pathogen Culicinomyces bisporalis.[3] Additionally, as a blood-feeding insect, it has been documented to interact with Homo sapiens.[3]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Aedes / kochi constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Thomas R. Burkot; Tanya L. Russell; Lisa J. Reimer; Hugo Bugoro; Nigel W. Beebe; Robert D. Cooper; Supraman Sukawati; Frank H. Collins; Neil F. Lobo. Barrier screens: a method to sample blood-fed and host-seeking exophilic mosquitoes. Malaria Journal. 2013. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-49.
- 1 2 Aedes kochi. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Aedes%20kochi. Accessed 2026-07-14.