Culicidae
Psorophora ferox (Humboldt, 1819)
Psorophora ferox (Humboldt, 1819)
Psorophora ferox is a mosquito species that carries several diseases but is not considered a major disease vector.
Psorophora ciliata (Fabricius, 1794)
Psorophora ciliata (Fabricius, 1794)
Psorophora ciliata is a large, distinctive mosquito species found across eastern Americas, with a maximum lifespan of two years.
Psorophora howardii Coquillett, 1901
Psorophora howardii Coquillett, 1901
Psorophora howardii is a large, persistent biting mosquito that can spread West Nile virus, found across parts of North and Central America.
Psorophora columbiae (Dyar & Knab, 1906)
Psorophora columbiae (Dyar & Knab, 1906)
Psorophora columbiae, the dark ricefield mosquito, is a Culicidae species native to North America, concentrated in the southern US.
Armigeres subalbatus (Coquillett, 1898)
Armigeres subalbatus (Coquillett, 1898)
Armigeres subalbatus is a mosquito species whose females bite humans and can vector human filariasis-causing filarial worms.
Opifex fuscus Hutton, 1902
Opifex fuscus Hutton, 1902
Opifex fuscus is a salt-tolerant New Zealand endemic mosquito that lives in coastal rock pools.
Culex restuans Theobald, 1901
Culex restuans Theobald, 1901
Culex restuans is a North and Central American mosquito that is a vector for St. Louis encephalitis and West Nile virus.
Culex tarsalis Coquillett, 1896
Culex tarsalis Coquillett, 1896
Culex tarsalis is a North American mosquito that is a confirmed and potential vector for multiple disease-causing pathogens.
Culex nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex nigripalpus is a blood-feeding mosquito found in the Americas and an important vector for multiple human and animal pathogens.
Culex sitiens Wiedemann, 1828
Culex sitiens Wiedemann, 1828
Culex sitiens is a coastal native insect proven to be a vector for Japanese encephalitis and Brugia malayi in Thailand.
Culex erraticus (Dyar & Knab, 1906)
Culex erraticus (Dyar & Knab, 1906)
Culex erraticus, the Erratic Mosquito, is a widespread mosquito species that may transmit EEEV to humans across the Americas.
Culex territans Walker, 1856
Culex territans Walker, 1856
Culex territans, the Northern Frog-Biting Mosquito, is a widespread frog-feeding mosquito that can carry pathogens and may pose limited public health risk.
Culex annulirostris Skuse, 1889
Culex annulirostris Skuse, 1889
Culex annulirostris, the common banded mosquito, is a widespread Australian-Pacific pest and vector of multiple pathogens.
Culex pipiens Linnaeus, 1758
Culex pipiens Linnaeus, 1758
Culex pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 is a widespread, eurytopic mosquito species with distinct life history, feeding, and habitat traits.
Culex quinquefasciatus Say, 1823
Culex quinquefasciatus Say, 1823
Culex quinquefasciatus, the southern house mosquito, is a common peridomestic species widespread across global subtropics and tropics.
Coquillettidia perturbans (Walker, 1856)
Coquillettidia perturbans (Walker, 1856)
Coquillettidia perturbans is a mosquito species that is a known vector of West Nile virus and Eastern equine encephalomyelitis, with a growing geographic range.
Mansonia uniformis (Theobald, 1901)
Mansonia uniformis (Theobald, 1901)
Mansonia uniformis is a nearly cosmopolitan mosquito that can vector several human pathogens.
Wyeomyia smithii (Coquillett, 1901)
Wyeomyia smithii (Coquillett, 1901)
Wyeomyia smithii is a mosquito that develops in purple pitcher plant phytotelmata, with southern US populations sometimes drinking blood for a second clutch.
Uranotaenia sapphirina (Osten Sacken, 1868)
Uranotaenia sapphirina (Osten Sacken, 1868)
Uranotaenia sapphirina is a common eastern North American mosquito that feeds exclusively on annelid hosts.
Culiseta longiareolata (Macquart, 1838)
Culiseta longiareolata (Macquart, 1838)
Culiseta longiareolata (Macquart, 1838) is an unlisted-range species of mosquito.
Culiseta annulata (Schrank, 1776)
Culiseta annulata (Schrank, 1776)
Culiseta annulata is a Palearctic mosquito species that was the first confirmed with both sexes in Iceland in 2025.
Culiseta incidens (Thomson, 1869)
Culiseta incidens (Thomson, 1869)
Culiseta incidens, the cool weather mosquito, is a Culicidae species found across western North America.
Culiseta inornata (Williston, 1893)
Culiseta inornata (Williston, 1893)
Culiseta inornata is a Culicidae mosquito species found in southern California, known by two common names.
Culiseta particeps (Adams, 1903)
Culiseta particeps (Adams, 1903)
Culiseta particeps is a non-human-pathogen vector mosquito species found in the southwestern US, Mexico, and Guatemala.
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