Species: Aedes spencerii idahoensis

Importance:

This is an important pest species in Montana and responsible for a high level of annoyance to both man and livestock.

Biology:

This species overwinters in the egg stage. Larvae are found in a variety of habitats that hold rain or snow water. It prefers alkaline habitats similar to Ae. dorsalis. Adults can migrate several miles from emergence sites.

Identifying Characteristics:

Pointed abdomen, no leg banding, wing veins alternating dark and pale scales, abdominal terga with no dorsal median longitudinal stripe. Similar to Ae. spencerii spencerii.

Distribution Map:

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