Aedes nigripes
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 nigripes
Visual Description
Aedes nigripes is a mosquito species characterized by its dark coloration. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the species exhibits typical culicid morphology, including a slender body, long legs, and prominent wings.[1]
Ecology and Behavior
Aedes nigripes is a holarctic mosquito species found in high-arctic environments, such as the Lake Hazen area of northern Ellesmere Island.[2] A notable biological trait of this species is the ability of females to reproduce autogenously, meaning they can produce eggs without requiring a blood meal.[2]
When seeking blood meals, A. nigripes has been observed to target various hosts, though successful feeding is more common on slow-moving or immobile animals. They have been documented harassing musk oxen, often massing around the eyes, lips, and ears. They also parasitize birds, with engorged specimens recovered from the nests of red-throated loons and king eiders. Other reported hosts include reindeer and arctic hares.[2] Additionally, A. nigripes has been observed visiting flowers, such as those of Salix species.[3]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Aedes / nigripes constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 3 Philip S. Corbet; A. E. R. Downe. Natural Hosts of Mosquitoes in Northern Ellesmere Island. ARCTIC. 1966. https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic3422.
- ↑ Aedes nigripes. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Aedes%20nigripes. Accessed 2026-07-14.