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.
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| Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)
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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.
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