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Scientific Name
Aedes atropalpus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Aedes atropalpus (Coquillett, 1902)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Mosquito
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 | Aedini |
| Genus | Aedes |
| Subgenus | Aedes (Georgecraigius) |
| Species | Aedes atropalpus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
Frequent. (Connelly, 2010)
Species Record Status Tags
- New to Park
Taxa Group Tags
- Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Flies
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
4
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
2/10/2020 1:41:40 PM
Notes
Distribution: Darsie and Ward (2005): Indigenous; Eastern United States to
Central/South Georgia and Alabama. Seldom abundant due to specific aquatic habitat
requirements, but occur throughout the Northeastern US. Aedes atropalpus was
reported from Swain County, NC in 1966 and in Knox County, TN in 1934 in nonrockpool
habitats (Nawrocki and Craig 1989). GSMNP: North Carolina, Tennessee.
Egg: Floodwater eggs that are laid singly above the waterline and attached firmly to
rocks.
Larva and pupa: Rockholes filled with rain-water or along mountain streams; larvae
are slow to develop. There are reports of collections from non-rockpool habitats
including containers and an abandoned septic tank (Nawrocki and Craig 1989).
Adult: Several generations per year; persistent biters; seldom abundant, but can be
pestiferous locally. Aedes atropalpus is autogenous (can lay the first batch of eggs
without having had a blood meal).
(Connelly, 2010)
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