Floodwater Mosquito

Aedes vexans (Meigen 1830)

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Aedes vexans (Floodwater Mosquito) is a species of flies in the family mosquitoes. They visit flowers of butterfly-bush and Box Elder.

EOL has data for 14 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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host of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002453
- Attribution: From OBO Relation Ontology
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Rhabdoviridae
mutualistic with
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002442
- Definition: An interaction relationship between two organisms living together in more or less intimate association in a relationship in which both organisms benefit from each other
- Attribution: Arctic Lichen Ecology
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Acer negundo L. (Box Elder)
preyed upon by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002458
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Pteronotus quadridens (Gundlach 1840)
cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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developmental mode
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DevelopmentalMode
- Definition: Broad recognized categories describing development, the process by which organisms grow and mature
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holometabolous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/holometabolous
- Definition: Development of insects with complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage.
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eats
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002470
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Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 (Human)
feeding structure
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/FeedingStructure
- Definition: The morphological structure of body parts used to ingest food.
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sucking mouthparts
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/sucking
- Definition: Mouthparts adapted for the take-up of liquids via suction through a tubular proboscis.
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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South America
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255150
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parasite of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002444
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Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 (Human)
trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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hematophage
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q939099
- Definition: practice by certain animals of feeding on blood
- Comment: synonym: sanguivory
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visits flowers of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002622
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Buddleja davidii Franch. (butterfly-bush)

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Floodwater Mosquito. View this species on GBIF

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