Where does the yellow fever mosquito live?
Aedes aegypti has 125,116 records in 210 countries and territories, from 1900 to 2026. Most records come from Ghana.
- 125,116 records
- 210 places
- 116 years recorded
- Insecta class
AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaDipteraCulicidaeAedes
When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 57,989 | |
| United States | 16,920 | |
| Mexico | 15,679 | |
| Taiwan | 9,528 | |
| Brazil | 5,548 | |
| DR Congo | 2,555 | |
| Colombia | 2,400 | |
| Cabo Verde | 1,920 | |
| Indonesia | 1,163 | |
| Thailand | 1,138 | |
| India | 639 | |
| Australia | 597 | |
| Kenya | 400 | |
| Argentina | 378 | |
| Puerto Rico | 318 | |
| Venezuela | 305 | |
| Cuba | 259 | |
| Vietnam | 243 | |
| Italy | 214 | |
| Nigeria | 203 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 199 | |
| France | 192 | |
| Malaysia | 179 | |
| Sweden | 168 | |
| Türkiye | 164 | |
| South Africa | 150 | |
| Russia | 149 | |
| Poland | 146 | |
| French Guiana | 141 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 138 | |
| Portugal | 131 | |
| Spain | 123 | |
| Peru | 122 | |
| Pakistan | 121 | |
| Panama | 116 | |
| Senegal | 113 | |
| Morocco | 108 | |
| United Kingdom | 106 | |
| Greece | 104 | |
| Algeria | 101 |
Showing the top 40 of 210 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Culicidae.
Vexans Mosquito
273,483 records
Northern House Mosquito
259,788 records
Asian tiger mosquito
174,405 records
Anopheles gambiae
115,174 records
southern house mosquito
64,346 records
Asian Bush Mosquito
59,328 records
Tree Hole Mosquito
40,609 records
Korean bush mosquito
40,126 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.