Minute floodwater mosquito
Aedes cinereus
The minute floodwater mosquito is a small mosquito of the cool north. It lives in Canada, Alaska and the northern United States, and in northern Europe too. It even lives in Estonia.
Lives in
North America and northern Europe
Can it hurt you?
Can bite
The females can bite, and the bite itches. Bug spray and long sleeves help keep them away.
What does it eat?
Like other mosquitoes, the females drink blood to make their eggs, and the males sip plant juices.
How fast is it?
A tortoise about 0.3 km/h (0.19 mph)
Minute floodwater mosquito about 2 km/h (1.2 mph)
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
It lives on two continents: North America and Europe.
2
In Europe it has been found in countries like Estonia, Sweden, Norway, Germany and the United Kingdom.
3
Like all mosquitoes, its babies grow up in water.
you asked
Most asked questions about Minute floodwater mosquito
?Does the minute floodwater mosquito bite?
Yes, the females bite to drink blood, and the bite can itch.
?Does the minute floodwater mosquito live in Estonia?
Yes. It lives in Estonia and in many other northern European countries.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Aedes cinereus
- Group
- Flies and mosquitoes
- Family
- Culicidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Diptera > Culicidae
- Lives on
- North America, Europe
Where the facts come from
- Aedes cinereus (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by AfroBrazilian. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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