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Mosquitoes of Florida
There are currently eighty species of mosquitoes identified from collections in Florida. The Florida Mosquito Database provides a photo of Florida species and information on their biology, habitats, medical importance and distribution in Florida.
Species: Aedes aegypti
Distribution: State-wide
Species: Aedes albopictus
Distribution: State-wide
Species: Aedes atlanticus
Distribution: State-wide
Species: Aedes bahamensis
Distribution: Collected from Broward, Dade Counties
Species: Aedes c canadensis
Distribution: State-wide
Species: Aedes c mathesoni
Distribution: Collected from Charlotte, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lee, Polk & St. Johns
Species: Aedes cinereus
Distribution: Collected from Escambia, Jackson, & Leon Counties
Species: Aedes condolescens
Distribution: Collected from Monroe County
Species: Aedes dupreei
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Aedes fulvus pallens
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Aedes hendersoni
Distribution: Collected from Duval,Jackson, Leon, & Volusia Counties
Species: Aedes infirmatus
Distribution: State-wide
Species: Aedes mitchellae
Distribution: State-wide
Species: Aedes sollicitans
Distribution: State-wide
Species: Aedes sticticus
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Aedes taeniorhynchus
Distribution: State-wide
Species: Aedes thelcter
Distribution: Collected in Monroe County
Species: Aedes thibaulti
Distribution: Collected in Gulf, & Jackson County
Species: Aedes tormentor
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Aedes tortilis
Distribution: Collected from Dade, Hendry, Indian River, Lee, Monroe, Palm Beach, & St. Lucie Counties
Species: Aedes triseriatus
Distribution: State-wide
Species: Aedes vexans
Distribution: State-wide
Species: Anopheles albimanus
Distribution: Collected from Collier, Dade, Lee, Monroe, & Palm Beach Counties
Species: Anopheles atropos
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Anopheles barberi
Distribution: Collected from Alachua, Bay, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Hendry, Jackson, Leon, Palm Beach, Putnam Counties
Species: Anopheles bradleyi
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Anopheles crucians
Distribution: State-wide
Species: Anopheles diluvialis
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Anopheles georgianus
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Anopheles grabhamii
Distribution: Collected only in Florida Keys
Species: Anopheles inundatus
Distribution: Collected from Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty, Walton, & Washington Counties
Species: Anopheles maverlius
Distribution: Collected from Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Leon, Liberty & Walton Counties
Species: Anopheles perplexens
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Anopheles punctipennis
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Anopheles quadrimaculatus
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Anopheles smaragdinus
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Anopheles walkeri
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Coquillettidia perturbans
Distribution: State-wide
Species: Culex atratus
Distribution: Collected from Collier, Dade, Lee, Manatee, & Monroe Counties
Species: Culex bahamensis
Distribution: Collected from Broward, Dade, & Monroe Counties
Species: Culex biscaynensis
Distribution: Collected from Dade County
Species: Culex cedecei
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Culex coronator
Distribution: Collected from Santa Rosa & Okaloosa Counties
Species: Culex declarator
Distribution: Collected from Indian River & Monroe Counties. Full extent of distribution in Florida has not been determined
Species: Culex erraticus
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Culex iolambdis
Distribution: Collected from Collier, Dade, Indian River, Lee, Manatee, Martin, Monroe, Polk&St. Lucie Counties
Species: Culex mulrennani
Distribution: Collected from Monroe County
Species: Culex nigripalpus
Distribution: State-wide
Species: Culex peccator
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Culex pilosus
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Culex quinquefasciatus
Distribution: State-wide
Species: Culex restuans
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Culex salinarius
Distribution: State-wide
Species: Culex tarsalis
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Culex territans
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Culiseta inornata
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Culiseta melanura
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Deinocerites cancer
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Mansonia dyari
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Mansonia titillans
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Orthopodomyia alba
Distribution: Collected from Bay, Highlands, Lee & St. John Counties
Species: Orthopodomyia signifera
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Psorophora ciliata
Distribution: State-wide
Species: Psorophora columbiae
Distribution: State-wide
Species: Psorophora cyanescens
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Psorophora discolor
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Psorophora ferox
Distribution: State-wide
Species: Psorophora horrida
Distribution: Collected from Gadsen, Gulf, Jackson, Leon, Putnam, & Washington Counties
Species: Psorophora howardii
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Psorophora johnstonii
Distribution: Collected from Monroe County
Species: Psorophora mathesoni
Distribution: Collected from Escambia, Franklin, Gadsen, Holmes, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Madison & Okaloosa Counties
Species: Psorophora pygmaea
Distribution: Collected from Dade, Martin, Monroe & Polk Counties
Species: Toxorhynchites r rutilus
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Toxorhynchites r septentrionalis
Distribution: Collected from Broward, Flagler, Holmes, Indian River & Leon Counties
Species: Uranotaenia lowii
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Uranotaenia sapphirina
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Wyeomyia mitchellii
Distribution: Wide-spread
Species: Wyeomyia smithii
Distribution: Predominately found in the Florida Panhandle.
Species: Wyeomyia vanduzeei
Distribution: Wide-spread