Ochlerotatus [Aedes] communis (De Geer 1776) (Family Culicidae)


Male

Female

Larva

Length: 7mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? (Earliest: 30.4) ? April - August
(Earliest: 29.8)

Biotopes:
Heath and Moorland

Wet Forest
Microhabitat:
(Larva)

Stagnant Pools
Food:
(Larva)

Submerged Detritus
Food:
(Adult Male)

Calluna vulgaris Nectar
Food:
(Adult Female)

Mammalia Blood


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