6. Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916 (Fig. 2E) Published sources: Remm (1957: 154), Khalin et al. (2020: 66), Kirik et al. (2021: 11). Voucher material: 1♀, Tartu (58° 23′ 44″ N, 26° 43′ 44″ E), 06.VI.2017, H. Kirik leg., H. Kirik det., sweep net, IZBE0210188, GenBank: OK465143; 1♀, Tartu (58° 20′ 52″ N, 26° 41′ 37″ E), 14.VI.2017, T. Kesküla leg., H. Kirik det., sweep net, IZBE0210189, GenBank: OK465144; 1♂, Tartu (58° 23′ 40″ N, 26° 44′ 05″ E), 14.VI.2017, H. Kirik leg., H. Kirik det., sweep net, IZBE0210244. Comment: 3,951 mosquitoes (16.2% of all specimens collected) were identified as Ae. cataphylla, making it the third most common mosquito species in Estonia. This species is abundant almost everywhere in the country and can be numerous at times. As is typical for a spring-time species, Ae. cataphylla are most active in May, but some specimens can be found until September.

Published as part of Kirik, Heli, Tummeleht, Lea & Kurina, Olavi, 2022, Rediscovering the mosquito fauna (Diptera: Culicidae) of Estonia: an annotated checklist with distribution maps and DNA evidence, pp. 261-287 in Zootaxa 5094 (2) on page 266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5094.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/5965149