Diptera

(Mosquitoes & Flies)

 Photogallery: 

Synonyms: Aedes atropalpus (Coquillett)
                                        (Buxton 1950; Buxton & Breland 1952; Carpenter & LaCasse 1955; Dodge 1963; Eads, Haverfield &
                                          Hoffman 1966; Eads & Hightower 1950; Eddleman 1965; Hedeen 1949; Hill, Smittle & Philips 1958;
                                          McGregor & Eads 1943; Menzies & Ogden 1951; Moore et al. 1990; Randolf & O'Neill 1944; Rueger
                                           & Druce 1950; Wiseman 1965)

1943 McGregor & Eads
1944 Randolf & O'Neill
1949 Hedeen

1950 Buxton
1950 Eads & Hightower
1950 Rueger & Druce
1951 Eads Menzies Ogden
1952 Buxton & Breland
[1955 Carpenter & LaCasse]
1958 Hill Smittle Philips

[1963 Dodge]
1965 Eddleman
[1965 Wiseman]
1966 Haverfield & Hoffman

1990 Moore et al.

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes:

-breeds in early spring and summer (McGregor & Eads 1943)

-breeds mainly in rockholes or depressions containing water (Hedeen 1949)

-larvae are omnivorous feeders (Hedeen 1949)