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Interim profile, incomplete information Taxonomic name: Aedes aegypti Synonyms: Culex aegypti Linnaeus, 1762, Culex albopalposus Becker, 1908, Culex anguste-alatus Becker, 1908, Culex annulitarsis Macquart, 1844 , Culex argenteus Poiret, 1787 , Culex augens Wiedemann, 1828, Culex calopus Meigen, 1818, Culex elegans Ficalbi, 1889 , Culex exagitans Walker, 1856 , Culex excitans Walker, 1848, Culex fasciatus Fabricius, 1805, Culex frater Robineau-Desvoidy, 1827 , Culex inexorabilis Walker, 1848 , Culex insatiabilis Bigot, 1859 , Culex kououpi Brulle, 1833 , Culex rossii Giles, 1889 , Culex taeniatus Wiedemann, 1828, Culex toxorhynchus Macquart, 1838 , Culex viridifrons Walker, 1848 , Duttonia alboannulis Ludlow, 1911 , Mimeteomyia pulcherrima Taylor, 1919 , Stegomyia atritarsis Edwards, 1920 , Stegomyia canariensis Pittaluga, 1905 , Stegomyia luciensis Theobald, 1901 , Stegomyia nigeria Theobald, 1901 , Stegomyia queenslandensis Theobald, 1901 Common names: stégomyie (French), yellow fever mosquito Organism type: insect The yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti is very common in urban and suburban areas in the tropic and subtropic regions. It is adapted to close association with humans and the female feeds almost exclusively on human blood. A. aegypti is the domestic vector of the yellow fever virus, caused epidemics of yellow fever in the Americas (before the 1940's) and recently in West Africa, and is responsible for 'urban yellow fever' - direct transmission of the virus between humans. A. aegypti is also the most important carrier of the dengue virus, although it is not paticularly susceptible to viral infection compared with other mosquito species. Occurs in: urban areas Geographical range Native range: Africa. (Soper 1967). Known introduced range: American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Bolivia, British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Martinique, Mexico, Monsterrat, Myanmar, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niue, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, St. Barthelemy, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad & Tobago, Tokelau, Tonga, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands, Wallis & Futuna. (Gubler 1998). Compiled by: IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) with support from the Overseas Territories Environmental Programme (OTEP) project XOT603, a joint project with the Cayman Islands Government - Department of Environment To contribute information, please contact Shyama Pagad. Last Modified: Monday, 17 July 2006