Aedes aegypti

mosquito species, a vector for diseases including yellow fever and Zika fever

Aedes aegypti, also called yellow fever mosquito, is a mosquito that can spread the dengue fever, chikungunya and yellow fever viruses, and other diseases.

Aedes aegypti
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Ae. aegypti
Binomial name
Aedes aegypti
(Linnaeus, 1762)

The mosquito can be recognized by white markings on legs and a marking in the form of a lyre on the thorax. It is a small mosquito, with a body length of about half one centimeter.