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Scientific Name
Aedes hendersoni
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Aedes hendersoni Cockerell, 1918
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 | Aedini |
| Genus | Aedes |
| Subgenus | Aedes (Protomacleaya) |
| Species | Aedes hendersoni |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Occasional
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
0
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 1:50:03 PM
Notes
Distribution: Darsie and Ward (2005): Indigenous; Eastern (excluding peninsular
Florida), Central, Northwest. GSMNP: North Carolina, Tennessee.
Egg: Eggs are laid singly in tree-holes holding water, and although this species is
sympatric with Ae. triseriatus, Ae,. hendersoni is more arboreal in choosing tree-holes
for oviposition (Scholl and DeFoliart 1977).
Larva and pupa: The aquatic stages of Ae. hendersoni occur in water-holding tree
holes.
Adult: Known to feed on red, gray and fox squirrels.
Aedes hendersoni is geographically sympatric with Aedes triseriatus, and it can be
difficult to distinguish the two species based on morphology alone. Experimentally Ae.
hendersoni is not able to transmit the LaCrosse virus, whereas Ae. triseriatus is an
important vector of the virus.
(Connelly, 2010)
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