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Scientific Name
Culex erraticus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Culex erraticus (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 | Culicini |
| Genus | Culex |
| Subgenus | Culex (Melanoconion) |
| Species | Culex erraticus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
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
11
References
Vouchers
1
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 9:35:13 AM
Notes
Distribution: Darsie and Ward (2005): Neotropical; Southeast, Central United
States. GSMNP: North Carolina, Tennessee.
Egg: Eggs are laid in rafts on the water surface. Eggs of Cx. erraticus will not survive
desiccation.
Larva and pupa: Margins of ponds, lakes, streams in the grassy shallow areas.
Aquatic stage most abundant May to October.
Adult: Occasionally feed on humans, but prefer avian hosts.
Medical Importance: Possible vector of West Nile virus.
(Connelly, 2010)
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