| Aedes camptorhynchus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Subfamily: | Culicinae |
| Genus: | Aedes |
| Species: | A. camptorhynchus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aedes camptorhynchus Thomson 1868 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Ochlerotatus camptorhynchus |
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Aedes camptorhynchus, or Southern Saltmarsh mosquito, is responsible for transmitting the Ross River virus, which causes Ross River fever.
The mosquito had become established in New Zealand but was declared to be eradicated in 2010.[1]