Aedes spencerii
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 spencerii
Visual Description
Aedes spencerii is a mosquito species characterized by typical culicid morphology. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a slender body form with long, delicate legs and a pair of functional wings.[1] The head features prominent compound eyes and elongated, thread-like antennae.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Aedes spencerii has been documented visiting flowers of various plant families, including Orchidaceae and Salicaceae, suggesting a role in nectar feeding.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Aedes / spencerii constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Aedes spencerii. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Aedes%20spencerii. Accessed 2026-07-14.