Snow Mosquito
Aedes communis (De Geer, 1776)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Diptera |
| Family | Culicidae |
| Genus | Aedes |
| Species | Aedes communis (De Geer, 1776) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
- Canada
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Montana
- SNR Unranked
- Wyoming
- SNR Unranked
- Manitoba
- S5 Secure
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- British Columbia
- S5 Secure
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SU Unrankable
- Nova Scotia
- S5 Secure
- New Brunswick
- S5 Secure
- Prince Edward Island
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Northwest Territories
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Yukon
- S5 Secure
- Alberta
- S5 Secure
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- Saskatchewan
- S5 Secure
- Nunavut
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Peck, S.B. 1988. A review of the cave fauna of Canada, and the composition and ecology of the invertebrate fauna of caves and mines in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology 66: 1197–1213. doi:10.1139/z88-176
How to cite this account
Aedes communis (De Geer, 1776). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2141. https://cavebiology.org/species/aedes-communis/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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