Minute Floodwater Mosquito

Aedes cinereus · Order: Diptera · Family: Culicidae

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Minute Floodwater Mosquito
Photo: Roman, CC BY

Aedes cinereus belongs to the mosquito genus Aedes. It is found in North America and Europe.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its common range includes North America and Europe.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 16 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Alaska, Michigan, Wyoming, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Vermont, California, Ohio.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: introduced in North America; introduced in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Minute Floodwater Mosquito photo 3
Photo: Ryan Watson, CC BY
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Photo: Kyle Rossner, CC BY
Minute Floodwater Mosquito photo 5
Photo: Sawyer Hess, CC BY

Same family (Culicidae)

Asian Tiger MosquitoAsian Tiger MosquitoAedes albopictusCan spread germs or diseaseHouse Mosquito ComplexHouse Mosquito ComplexCulex pipiensCan spread germs or diseaseYellow Fever MosquitoYellow Fever MosquitoAedes aegyptiCan spread germs or diseaseInland Floodwater MosquitoInland Floodwater MosquitoAedes vexansCan spread germs or diseaseAsian Bush MosquitoAsian Bush MosquitoAedes japonicusCan biteSouthern House MosquitoSouthern House MosquitoCulex quinquefasciatusCan spread germs or disease

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedes_cinereus

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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