Stats

Lifespan: 2-4 weeks
Size: Tiny
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: Sub-Saharan Africa
Movement: Flight
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Speed
Status: Uncommon

About

Yellow Fever Mosquitoes are small, black and white insects with distinctive markings on their legs and thorax. They are native to North Africa, but have spread worldwide and are now common in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2.
juvenile
An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3.
subadult
A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4.
adult
Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Aedes
Species: Aedes aegypti