Uranotaenia lateralis is a species of zoophilic mosquito in the family Culicidae.

It is found in Thailand, Sri Lanka,[1] Japan, Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Timor, and Vietnam.

[2] They are known to live in crab holes,[3] prefer to live around banks of water pools and are known to feed on mudskippers.

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