Coquillettidia perturbans is a species of mosquito that have been documented in every continent except Antarctica. This mosquito is a known vector of West Nile virus and Eastern equine encephalomyelitis. The geographic range of C. perturbans is increasing due to the growing extensity of the feeding area. They are known to exist throughout the United States, mainly with a southern distribution, and are mammalophilic.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Cattail 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.
Easily confused with
- Mansonia uniformis
- Coquillettidia richiardii
- Aedes camptorhynchus
- Psorophora columbiae
- Aedes sollicitans
- Culiseta annulata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Culicidae
- Genus
- Coquillettidia
- Species
- Coquillettidia perturbans
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