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Scientific Name
Toxorhynchites rutilus septentrionalis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Toxorhynchites rutilus septentrionalis (Dyar and Knab, 1906)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Diptera |
| Suborder | Nematocera |
| Infraorder | Culicomorpha |
| Family | Culicidae |
| Subfamily | Culicinae |
| Tribe | Toxorhynchitini |
| Genus | Toxorhynchites |
| Subgenus | Toxorhynchites (Lynchiella) |
| Species | Toxorhynchites rutilus |
| Subspecies | Toxorhynchites rutilus septentrionalis |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Infrequent. (Connelly, 2010)
Species Record Status Tags
- Pre 1998
Taxa Group Tags
- Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Flies
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
12
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
KStraub@nps.gov
Created Date
2/12/2016 11:19:44 AM
Last Modified By
mkulick@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
2/11/2020 7:38:10 AM
Notes
Distribution: Darsie and Ward (2005): Indigenous; Southeast United States. This
species is found throughout the southeastern US, but it is not abundant. GSMNP:
North Carolina, Tennessee.
Egg: Laid singly on the water surface, large white oval.
Larva and pupa: Tree holes, rot cavities of trees, containers. Predators of mosquito
larvae. Larval stage is very long – weeks to months.
Adult: Proboscis is strongly curved downward; females do not feed on blood; males
and females feed on plant juices and nectar of flowers. Adults are in the group of the
largest mosquitoes; colorful metallic scales.
(Connelly, 2010)
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