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Culicoides imicola
| Culicoides imicola | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ceratopogonidae |
| Genus: | Culicoides |
| Subgenus: | Avaritia |
| Species: | C. imicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Culicoides imicola Kieffer, 1913
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Culicoides imicola (Culicoides imicola Kieffer, former name C. pallidipennis Carter) is a species of Ceratopogonidae that transmits the bluetongue virus (BTV) and the African horse sickness virus.[1] This particular species has been recorded in Africa, Asia and Europe.[1] African midges feed on animal blood, including horse, cattle, and sheep.[2] Unlike other species within the Culicoides genus, this species prefers drier habitats for egg laying but retains a preference for moist soil to support larvae growth.[3] Other suspected BTV vectors are Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris and species in the Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus complex.
- ^ a b Wittmann EJ, Mellor PS, Baylis M (December 2001). "Using climate data to map the potential distribution of Culicoides imicola (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Europe". Revue Scientifique et Technique (International Office of Epizootics). 20 (3): 731–40. doi:10.20506/rst.20.3.1306. PMID 11732415.
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