Culex erythrothorax

Culex Erythrothorax
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Genus:	Culex
Species:	Cx. erythrothorax
Binomial name
	Culex erythrothorax; Dyar, 1907[1]

Culex erythrothorax is a mosquito species that appears in Southern California. It is also known as the Tule Mosquito, due to its preference for breeding in tule plants. The species has a brownish-orange color. It is a confirmed vector of West Nile virus.[2]

References

"Culex erythrothorax". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
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.

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[1] "Culex erythrothorax". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 11 May 2015.

[2] 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.