Inland Floodwater Mosquito - Aedes vexans

Aedes vexans are most easily characterized by their unbanded proboscis, scutum with short brown scales, but no obvious pattern, the pale basal, bilobed bands on the abdominal terga, and the narrow basal bands on the hindtarsomeres.

Aedes vexans is a known vector of Dirofilaria immitis (dog heartworm).

Habitat: Attracted to a light; semi-rural area