Introduced Mosquitos. Aedes albopictus or Aedes aegypti

[clive Grazalema]

I thought that in Spain we had those black and white mozzies that came in with ships carrying tyres quite a few years ago. I thought that they were Aedes aegypti or the Yellow fever mosquito. But now I see that Aedes albopictus is also out and about…..

Here in Grazalema I am trying to identify which one it is! Its black and white, flies in the daytime and is a biter! Picture attached.

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[clive Grazalema]

The most up to date information about these two species can be found here on the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control:

https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/disease-vectors/facts/mosquito-factsheets/aedes-aegypti

https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/disease-vectors/facts/mosquito-factsheets/aedes-albopictus

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[clive Grazalema]

Found a bucket of water and here are the images that I got with my USB microscope…. I am guessing that the species is Aedes but who knows?

The one of the exuvia with the split head is cool! 🙂

 

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[Helen Seville]

Cool pix!

But, I suppose we will only get yellow fever if???? They are breeding in the drains with the s*.. and the rats so I guess its only time before someone catches something from one of these critters!

The maps are quite good here: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/disease-vectors/surveillance-and-disease-data/mosquito-maps

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Breathe and try to be nice to people 🙂

[Ludo Bird Club Jerez de la Frontera]

Tiger Mosquito I’d say. A few of them around the house last year, this year’s been awful. And yes, they bite.

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[clive Grazalema]

I think that I can see the white stripe down the centre of the head Ludo Bird Club. So that should make it Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) as you suggest. The original one I posted above didn’t have the stripe which is why I am leaning towards the Aedes aegypti or the Yellow fever mosquito

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