Culex pipiens

Urban and suburban habitats; water with high organic content; containers, temporary pools, sewer catch-basins, and wastewater lagoons.

Features broad white basal bands on the abdomen and coarser, grayish scales on the thorax compared to C. restuans.

Northern United States and North Atlantic Coast.

Primarily feed on birds (maintenance/amplification of WNV); will also readily bite humans and mammals.

Overwinters as mated females (resting adults).

Main vector of West Nile virus (WNV); also associated with St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE) and EEE.