Golden Bog Mosquito
Aedes aurifer (Coquillett, 1903)

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Hexapoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Diptera
Family	Culicidae
Genus	Aedes
Species	Aedes aurifer (Coquillett, 1903)

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

GNR Unranked

National ranks

Canada: N4 Apparently Secure

Subnational ranks

New Brunswick: SU Unrankable
Quebec: SNR Unranked
Ontario: S4 Apparently Secure

Ranks looked up 2 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.

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

This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.

How to cite this account

Aedes aurifer (Coquillett, 1903). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2138. https://cavebiology.org/species/aedes-aurifer/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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