Aedes communis

Aedes communis also known as the woodland snow pool mosquito is a species of mosquito in the genus Aedes. It is common in New Jersey but can also be found in the Northern United States, Canada and Alaska. It is a known pollinator of Platanthera obtusata.^[1] Unlike other mosquito species, Aedes communis remains active during the winter.

Aedes communis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Genus:	Aedes
Subgenus:	Ochlerotatus
Species:	A. communis
Binomial name
Aedes communis (De Geer, 1776)