Aedes geniculatus

The Tree Hole mosquito (Aedes geniculatus), a close relative to the better known Asian Tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), is native to Europe and North Africa. After the Zika epidemic in 2016, it was mistakenly reported to Public Health England by members of the public, who were monitoring the spread of Zika-carrying mosquitoes in southern England following media reports of the spread of the Asian Tiger mosquito.

Aedes geniculatus

The Tree Hole mosquito (Aedes geniculatus), a close relative to the better known Asian Tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), is native to Europe and North Africa. After the Zika epidemic in 2016, it was mistakenly reported to Public Health England by members of the public, who were monitoring the spread of Zika-carrying mosquitoes in southern England following media reports of the spread of the Asian Tiger mosquito.