Aedes kochi
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Culicidae
- Genus: Aedes
- Species: Aedes kochi
Visual Description
Aedes kochi is a mosquito characterized by a distinct, dark-and-light patterned appearance. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal that the body and legs exhibit prominent banding, with alternating dark and light segments clearly visible on the appendages.[1] The thorax and abdomen also display a mottled or patterned coloration, contributing to its overall camouflaged appearance.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Aedes kochi is known to be an exophilic mosquito, meaning it prefers to rest outdoors, often in thick vegetation.[2] Research utilizing barrier screens has successfully sampled this species in regions such as Indonesia, the Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea.
Biotic interactions recorded for Aedes kochi include its role as a host for the fungal pathogen Culicinomyces bisporalis.[3] Additionally, as a blood-feeding insect, it has been documented to interact with Homo sapiens.
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Aedes / kochi constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Thomas R. Burkot; Tanya L. Russell; Lisa J. Reimer; Hugo Bugoro; Nigel W. Beebe; Robert D. Cooper; Supraman Sukawati; Frank H. Collins; Neil F. Lobo. Barrier screens: a method to sample blood-fed and host-seeking exophilic mosquitoes. Malaria Journal. 2013. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-49.
- ↑ Aedes kochi. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Aedes%20kochi. Accessed 2026-07-14.