Class Insecta Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Subgenus Avaritia | |
Similar Culicoides imicola, Culicoides, Highland midge, Avaritia, Sandflies | ||
Culiciodes obsoletus the name of a species (and a species group) of midges in the subgenus Avaritia.
The species group covers five closely related species:
Sometimes, a reference can be made to the Obsoletus complex. This complex consists of three species, namely:
If reference is made only to Culicoides obsoletus s.str., it means only
Culicoides obsoletus is thought to be the main vector of the BTV8 outbreak in Northern Europe.
References
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