| aedeomyia squamipennis (diptera: culicidae) in florida, usa, a new state and country record. | aedeomyia squamipennis (lynch arribalzaga) is a tropical mosquito (diptera: culicidae) found throughout most of the american tropics, from eastern mexico through argentina, including several caribbean islands. larvae are typically associated with bodies of water with dense growths of aquatic vegetation, particularly pistia stratiotes l., water lettuce. adult females feed predominantly on the blood of birds and seek hosts in forest canopies. aedeomyia squamipennis is considered an important vecto ... | 2017 | 28399225 |