Culex pipiens: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Culex pipiens lives – recorded in 42 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Culex pipiens
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Found in	42 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Diptera
Family	Culicidae

Where does the Culex pipiens live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Culex pipiens in 42 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. In Portugal it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Culex pipiens?

The Culex pipiens (Culex pipiens) is an insect in the order Diptera and the family Culicidae, genus Culex. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Culex pipiens

Culex pipiens is a species of mosquito commonly referred to as the common house mosquito or northern house mosquito. Native to Africa, Asia and Europe, it is now widely distributed in temperate regions on every continent except Antarctica and is one of the most common mosquitoes found in human habitats in temperate parts of the northern hemisphere. A major vector of some viruses, it can be abundant in cities, especially those with poor wastewater management. It is the most common mosquito to the northern regions of the US. Culex pipiens is the type species for the genus Culex.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Culex pipiens (revision 1379248125), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27958 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).