Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae: Culicinae)

Release Date: 9/11/2022

Reviewed At: 3/12/2026

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-in1368-2022

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY-786 one of a series of the UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology. Original publication date May 2022. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Maestas, S., & Reeves, L. (2022). Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae: Culicinae). EDIS, 2022(4). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1368-2022

Authors

Sarah Maestas

former graduate assistant & alum (Ph.D., 5/2022) Department of Entomology and Nematology

Lawrence Reeves

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University of Florida

assistant research scientist, mosquito biology and ecology, UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Lab (FMEL)

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