Coquillettidia crassipes

Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) crassipes is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Coquillettidia. It has a wide range of distribution from west to east. It is found in Sri Lanka, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mariana Islands, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea (Island); Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Ryukyu, Irian Jaya, and Maluku. Female with brownish antenna, maxillary palpus, clypeus, and proboscis with violet sheen. Scutum yellowish, with narrow golden scales. Wings with narrow dark scales of purple reflections. Femora yellowish at base and purplish on apical parts. Male has maxillary palpus longer than proboscis. It is a secondary vector of Brugian filariasis, a host to Cardofilaria nilesi. They are natural vectors of avian malaria in Africa.