[2] The immature stages of species of subgenus Stegomyia are found in natural and artificial containers.

Typical habitats are tree holes, but many species inhabit small amounts of water contained in dead and fallen plant parts.

They also feed on a variety of domestic and wild animals, including mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians.

Some species of the Scutellaris Group are efficient vectors of Wuchereria bancrofti in the South Pacific.

albopictus, have been transported to areas of the Nearctic, Neotropical and Palaearctic Regions by human agency.