Dengue Fever Mosquito
Aedes aegypti
Not assessedInsectinsectivore
The Dengue Fever Mosquito, Aedes aegypti, is a small insect known for spreading diseases like dengue fever and yellow fever. Originally from North Africa, it now lives in warm regions worldwide. You can spot it by its black-and-white legs and a lyre-shaped mark on its chest.
- It spreads diseases such as dengue fever and yellow fever.
- Its legs have distinctive black and white markings.
- It has a lyre-shaped mark on the upper surface of its thorax.
UrbanWetlandRainforestAfricaWorldwide
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- Classification
- Insect
- Scientific name
- Aedes aegypti
- Habitat
- Urban, Wetland, Rainforest
- Regions in this directory
- Africa, Worldwide
- Diet
- insectivore
- Relative size
- tiny
