Aedes infirmatus, informally referred to as the infirm American pointy mosquito or silverback mosquito, is a species of mosquito that is found in woodland environments in parts of Central America, Mexico, and the southern United States, with a type locality in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In the United States, they have been found as far west as Texas and as far north as New Jersey.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Silverback Mosquito being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Culicidae
- Genus
- Aedes
- Species
- Aedes infirmatus
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