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title: "Denguemug"
description: "Aedes aegypti — Insecten en spinnen. Aedes aegypti (; US: ; from Ancient Greek αηδής (aēdḗs) 'unpleasant' and Latin aegyptī 'Egyptian') – sometimes called the Egyptian mosquito, dengue mosquito, or yellow fever mosquito – is a mosquito that spreads diseases such as dengue fever, yellow fever, and chikungunya."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/yellow-fever-mosquito
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Denguemug

> Aedes aegypti — Insecten en spinnen. Aedes aegypti (; US: ; from Ancient Greek  αηδής (aēdḗs) 'unpleasant' and Latin  aegyptī 'Egyptian') – sometimes called the Egyptian mosquito, dengue mosquito, or yellow fever mosquito – is a mosquito that spreads diseases such as dengue fever, yellow fever, and chikungunya.

- Scientific name: *Aedes aegypti*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- iNaturalist observations: 7806
- Wikidata: [Q1148004](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1148004)
- iNaturalist taxon: [155453](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/155453)

## Names

- en: Yellow Fever Mosquito
- de: Ägyptische Tigermücke
- es: Mosquito africano de la fiebre amarilla
- nl: Denguemug
- pl: Komar egipski

## Countries with the most observations

US (1904), MX (1891), BR (432), AR (252), ZA (114), TH (64), PR (51), EC (43), IN (37), CO (34), TW (30), GF (29)

## Summary

Aedes aegypti (; US: ; from Ancient Greek  αηδής (aēdḗs) 'unpleasant' and Latin  aegyptī 'Egyptian') – sometimes called the Egyptian mosquito, dengue mosquito, or yellow fever mosquito – is a mosquito that spreads diseases such as dengue fever, yellow fever, and chikungunya. The mosquito can be recognized by black and white markings on its legs and a marking in the form of a lyre on the upper surface of its thorax. The mosquito is native to north Africa, but is now a common invasive species that has spread to tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions throughout the world. It was spread to the New World through…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedes_aegypti

## Photo

![Denguemug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-fever-mosquito/medium.jpg)

Photo: 螯蝦 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22454743

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-fever-mosquito?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).