Uranotaenia obscura

Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) obscura is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Uranotaenia. It is found in Sri Lanka,[1] Australia, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.[2] The species can found from undersides of banana leaves.

Uranotaenia obscura
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Superfamily:
Culicoidea
Family:
Culicidae
Subfamily:
Culicinae
Genus:
Uranotaenia
Species:
Uranotaenia obscura

Edwards, 1915
Synonyms
  • Uranotaenia papua Brug
  • Uranotaenia philippinensis Delfinado

References
  1. "An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  2. "obscura Edwards". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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