-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Flies Order (Diptera)

-Nematoceran Flies (Suborder Nematocera)​

-​Mosquitoes and Midges (Infraorder Culicomorpha)

-Superfamily Culicoidea

-Mosquitoes (Family Culicidae)

-Culicine Mosquitoes (Subfamily Culicinae)

-Tribe Aedini

-Genus Aedes

-Subgenus Stegomyia

-Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus)

Aedes albopictus feeds on a wide range of hosts. It is also known to be a significant biting nuisance, with the potential to become a serious health threat as a bridge vector of zoonotic pathogens to humans. Aedes albopictus adults are relatively small and show a black and white pattern due to the presence of white/silver scale patches against a black background on the legs and other parts of the body.