Culex thriambus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Culicidae |
Genus: | Culex |
Species: | C. thriambus
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Binomial name | |
Culex thriambus Dyar, 1921
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Culex thriambus is a mosquito species that appears in the southwestern United States, including Southern California, Texas,[1] as well as in Mexico.[2] It is a confirmed vector of West Nile virus.[3][4] The majority of host species the mosquito takes blood from are in the order Passeriformes.[5]