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

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Aedes (Ochlerotatus) antipodeus		Aedes (Ochlerotatus) subalbirostris

Aedes (Ochlerotatus) arundinariae

Coquillettidia iracunda		Coquillettidia tenuipalpis

Culex (Culex) asteliae		Culex (Culex) pervigilans

Aedes (Nothoskusea) chathamicus		Opifex fuscus

Culex (Culex) rotoruae

Culiseta novaezealandiae		Culiseta tonnoiri

Maorigoeldia argyropus

Introduced Species

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Aedes (Halaedes) australis		Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus

Culex quinquefasciatus
Southern House or Brown Mosquito