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New Zealand Mosquitoes

New Zealand has 16 species of mosquitoes. They can be divided into Native and Introduced. This page contains a mosquito profile and photographs for each mosquito species present in New Zealand. Click on the document icons to view profiles and summary factsheets.
 


Native Species



Aedes (Ochlerotatus) antipodeus

 

Aedes (Ochlerotatus) subalbirostris

  document.gif  Ae antip F side view labelled.JPG  Ae antip adult male labelled.JPG     document.gif  Ae sub F side view labelled.JPG

Aedes (Ochlerotatusarundinariae

 

 

  document.gif    Aedes Nsp-561     

Coquillettidia iracunda

 

Coquillettidia tenuipalpis

  document.gif  Coq iracunda F side view labelled.JPG       document.gif  Coq tenuipalpus F side view closeup labelled.JPG

Culex (Culex) asteliae

 

Culex (Culex) pervigilans

  document.gif  Cx asteliae F side view closeup labelled compressed.JPG     document.gif  Cx p F side view closeup labelled.JPG

Opifex chathamicus

 

Opifex fuscus

  document.gif  Ae chat F side view close up labelled compressed-570     document.gif  Op

Culex (Culex) rotoruae

 

 

  document.gif  Cx rotoruae M side view closeup labelled.JPG     

Culiseta novaezealandiae

 

Culiseta tonnoiri

  document.gif  Cu nov F side view closeup labelled.JPG     document.gif  Cu tonnoiri adult dorsal view wings3 labelled.JPG Cu ton adult F body side 3 labelled.JPG

Maorigoeldia argyropus

 

 

  document.gif  Ma argyropus F head eyes & palps labelled compressed.JPG       


Introduced Species



Aedes (Halaedes) australis

 

Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus

  document.gif  Ae australis F side view3 crop labelled.JPG     document.gif  noto feed labelled compressed.JPG

Culex quinquefasciatus

 

 

  document.gif Cx quinq ad side labelled compressed.JPG
Southern House or Brown Mosquito
   
 
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