Aedes mosquito is a kind of mosquito that usually encountered in the tropics area. His name is derived from Greece words aedes, which means "no fun", because these mosquitoes spread several dangerous diseases such as dengue and yellow fevers.
Classification:Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ArthropodaClass: InsectaOrder: DipteraFamily: CulicidaeSubfamily: CulicinaeGenus: AedesSubgenus: StegomyiaSpecies: Ae. albopictus
Aedes albopictus (Asian Tiger Mosquito) is a species commonly found in Asia. Aedes albopictus mosquito is often called the Asian Tiger Mosquito or forest day mosquito. His legs were striped black and white, as well as with his body, but rather small stripes.
In 1894, a British national-Austtralia Entomology, Frederick A. Askew Skuse, was first scientifically described this Aedes albopictus mosquito (Asian Tiger Mosquito), which was originally named Culex albopictus. Then this species was included in the genus Aedes and become Aedes albopictus. As in the yellow fevers mosquito, Aedes albopictus has sub genus Stegomyia.
Aedes albopictus has several characteristics, length between from 2 to 10 mm with black and white pattern. Variations in size of the adult mosquito larvae depend on population density and food supply. If less than optimal circumstances, the body size adult mosquitoes is usually less than 10 mm. for example, the average length the abdomen is 2.63 mm, wing 2.7 mm and 1.88 mm pitchfork mouth. male mosquitoes usually 20% smaller than the females, but both are morphologically similar.