Aedes scapularis
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 scapularis
Visual Description
Aedes scapularis is a mosquito species characterized by its distinct morphological features. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that adults typically exhibit a dark, patterned appearance on the thorax and abdomen.[1] The thorax often displays a prominent, light-colored or silvery-scaled patch, which is a diagnostic trait for the species.[2]
Ecology and Interactions
Aedes scapularis is known to interact with various hosts, including members of the genus Canis.[3] It has been identified as a potential vector for pathogens, such as the La Tina virus.[3] Research has also investigated the susceptibility of Aedes scapularis to Dirofilaria immitis, an emerging zoonotic parasite.[4]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Aedes / scapularis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Aedes scapularis. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedes_scapularis. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- 1 2 Aedes scapularis. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Aedes%20scapularis. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Fabiane Carvalho de Macedo; Norma Labarthe; Ricardo Lourenço-de- Oliveira. Susceptibility of Aedes scapularis (Rondani, 1848) to Dirofilaria immitis (Leidy, 1856), an Emerging Zoonosis. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 1998. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0074-02761998000400003.