Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Ceratopogonidae Scientific name Culicoides paraensis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Genus Culicoides Rank Species | |
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Similar Culicoides, Mansonella ozzardi, Leptoconops, Orthobunyavirus, Highland midge | ||
Culicoides paraensis is a species of midge found from the northern United States to Argentina, which acts as the vector of the Oropouche fever virus.
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