Insects · La Saladita, Guerrero

Yellow Fever Mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Spanish: Mosquito

Yellow Fever Mosquito (Aedes aegypti)
Photographed by biologandoconmiguel on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC-ND · taken in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico, not near La Saladita

Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, is a mosquito that can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, Mayaro and yellow fever viruses, and other disease agents. The mosquito can be recognized by white markings on its legs and a marking in the form of a lyre on the upper surface of its thorax. This mosquito originated in Africa, but is now found in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions throughout the world.

TaxonomyInsecta › Diptera › Culicidae
Local recordsNot recorded by research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km; listed from the site's curated guide
Global records7,813 on iNaturalist

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Cite as: “Yellow Fever Mosquito (Aedes aegypti) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/aedes-aegypti/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.