[1] Aedes pembaensis is found on the east coast of Africa, as far north as Pate Island, Kenya[2] and as far south as Maputo, Mozambique.

[7] Occasionally larvae are found in other habitats, such as tree holes or pineapple axils.

[4] Parasites of dogs, cats, and donkeys have also been found in female Aedes pembaensis.

In a survey on Pate Island in Kenya in 1956, 98 percent of mosquitoes collected in houses using a pyrethrum spray catch were Aedes pembaensis.

[14] It is not known if Aedes pembaensis is capable of transmitting Rift Valley Fever virus.