Introduced mosquito species

New Zealand has three introduced mosquito species: striped or ankle biting mosquito (Aedes notoscriptus), southern house or brown mosquito (Culex quinquefasciatus) and the saltwater mosquito (Aedes australis). These all have a taste for human blood, particularly the striped and southern house mosquitos.

Striped mosquito, Tony Wills, CC BY-SA 4.0, sourced from iNaturalistNZ. Southern House mosquito, Zoologist123, CC BY-NC 4.0, sourced from iNaturalist. Saltwater mosquito, Aedes australis courtesy of Rachel Cane.