Culex erythrothorax

Culex erythrothorax appears in Southern California. Also known as the Tule mosquito, due to it's preference for breeding in Tule plants. Species has brownish-orange color. Confirmed vector for West Nile virus.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Sandhu TS, Williams GW, Haynes BW, Dhillon MS. Population dynamics of blood-fed female mosquitoes and comparative efficacy of resting boxes in collecting them from the northwestern part of riverside county, California. J Global Infect Dis [serial online] 2013 [cited 2013 Oct 22];5:15-8.