Provoking Mosquito
Aedes provocans
Species code GS013165
General Status in Canada
Secure
Present in regions
Migratory species: Unknown
Taxonomic group:
MosquitoesLearn more about all species of Mosquitoes in Canada.
The General Status ranks do not have legal weight. They are meant to identify the species that may be at risk in Canada.
Access other data on this species on the NatureServe Explorer.Common Names
English common name:
Provoking Mosquito
In English, species in the family Culicidae are named "Mosquito".
French common name:
Moustique provocateur
| Year | English common name | French common name |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||
| 2015 | Provoking Mosquito | Moustique provocateur |
| 2020 | Provoking Mosquito | Moustique provocateur |
Source: iNaturalist
Scientific Names
Higher Classification:
Superkingdom
EUKARYOTA
Kingdom
ANIMALIA
Subkingdom
BILATERIA
Infrakingdom
PROTOSTOMIA
Superphylum
Ecdysozoa
Phylum
Arthropoda
Subphylum
Hexapoda
Class
Insecta
Subclass
Pterygota
Infraclass
Neoptera
Superorder
Holometabola
| Year | Scientific name | Family | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Aedes provocans | Culicidae | Diptera |
| 2015 | Ochlerotatus provocans | Culicidae | Diptera |
| 2020 | Aedes provocans | Culicidae | Diptera |
Priority Score
This species is not designated as may be at risk
Trends in rounded national ranks
| Year | Rounded National Rank | Description of the change | Reason for change | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Secure | |||
| 2015 | Secure | |||
| 2020 | Secure |
Original Ranks:
| Canada | |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Secure - 4 |
| 2015 | Secure - N5 |
| 2020 | Secure - N5 |
| Yukon | |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Undetermined - 5 |
| 2015 | Unrankable - SU |
| 2020 | Not Present |
| Northwest Territories | |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Undetermined - 5 |
| 2015 | Unrankable - SU |
| 2020 | Unrankable - SU |
| Nunavut | |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Not Present |
| 2015 | Apparently Secure - S4 |
| 2020 | Apparently Secure - S4 |
| British Columbia | |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Secure - 4 |
| 2015 | Secure - S5 |
| 2020 | Secure - S5 |
| Alberta | |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Secure - 4 |
| 2015 | Secure - S5 |
| 2020 | Secure - S5 |
| Saskatchewan | |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Secure - 4 |
| 2015 | Apparently Secure - S4 |
| 2020 | Apparently Secure - S4 |
| Manitoba | |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Secure - 4 |
| 2015 | Apparently Secure - S4 |
| 2020 | Apparently Secure - S4 |
| Ontario | |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Secure - 4 |
| 2015 | Secure - S5 |
| 2020 | Secure - S5 |
| Quebec | |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Undetermined - 5 |
| 2015 | Unranked - SNR |
| 2020 | Unranked - SNR |
| New Brunswick | |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Secure - 4 |
| 2015 | Secure - S5 |
| 2020 | Secure - S5 |
| Nova Scotia | |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Secure - 4 |
| 2015 | Unrankable - SU |
| 2020 | Unrankable - SU |
| Prince Edward Island | |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Undetermined - 5 |
| 2015 | Unrankable - SU |
| 2020 | Unrankable - SU |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Undetermined - 5 |
| 2015 | |
| 2020 |
| Labrador | |
|---|---|
| 2010 | |
| 2015 | Not Present |
| 2020 | Not Present |
| Newfoundland | |
|---|---|
| 2010 | |
| 2015 | Unrankable - SU |
| 2020 | Unrankable - SU |
| Pacific Ocean | |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Not Present |
| 2015 | Not Present |
| 2020 | Not Present |
| Western Arctic Ocean | |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Not Present |
| 2015 | Not Present |
| 2020 | Not Present |
| Eastern Arctic Ocean | |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Not Present |
| 2015 | Not Present |
| 2020 | Not Present |
| Atlantic Ocean | |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Not Present |
| 2015 | Not Present |
| 2020 | Not Present |