[3] This mosquito has distinct white and black stripes along its body which help differentiate the genus from others in this family.

[4] Females of this species are ectoparasites and can most often be found on mammals living in the tropical forests of Africa.

[3] Aedes africanus adults are crepuscular feeders, meaning they feed from dusk to dawn.

[6] Early studies of its populations suggest that when sampled in forested areas, it made up 95% of the caught species and only 50% in surrounding villages.

[7] When populations are high enough, Toxorhynchites mosquitoes can be brought in as a biological control as they parasitize africanus larvae in the shared breeding habitat.