Aedes geniculatus, also known as the tree hole mosquito,[1] is closely related to the better known Asian tiger mosquito and is native to Europe and North Africa.

[2] After the Zika epidemic in 2016, it was mistakenly reported to Public Health England by members of the public, who were monitoring the spread of Zika-carrying mosquitoes in southern England following media reports of the spread of the Asian tiger mosquito.

[3][4] Although it has not been observed in the wild as a disease vector, in laboratory tests, the tree hole mosquito can transmit yellow fever and chikungunya and so may be able to spread the Zika virus.

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