It is found in Angola, Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Central African Republic, China, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kenya, South Korea, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea (Island); Papua New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka,[1] Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor, Uganda, Vietnam, and Zambia.

[2] The female is a medium-sized mosquito with mottled brownish appearance.

Wings also mottled with broad dark and pale scales on all veins.

The mosquito mostly attacks humans and birds and bites mostly at night and during shady days.

Mansonia uniformis can be a vector of human diseases, such as Ross River virus, Kunjin virus, Murray Valley encephalitis, and lymphatic filariasis.