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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Vector Ecol. 2012 Jun;37(1):83–89. doi: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2012.00203.x

Table 3.

Mosquito flight distances measured to the nearest meter. An (*) denotes mosquito trapped at a different trap site. Flight distance for non-exotic species was not assessed.

Species Blood meal source Common name (number) Distance in meters
Culex quinquefasciatus N=43 Hylobates syndactylus Siamang gibbon (1) 37
Panthera tigris Tiger (1) 18
Dromaius novaehollandiae Emu (1) 67
Trichoglossus haematodus Rainbow Lorikeet (1) 3
Ceratotherium simum White Rhino (2) 140
Potamochoerus porcus Red River Hog (1) 122
Struthio camelus Ostrich (1) 168
Unica unica Snow Leopard (1) 72
Vultur gryphis Andean Condor (1) 147
Accipiter Cooperi Cooper’s Hawk (1)
Anas platyrhynchos Muscovy Duck (1)
Canis latrans Coyote (1)
Canis lupis familiaris Dog (2)
Carpodacus mexicanus Finch (3)
Columba livia Pigeon (1)
Geococcyx califoriaus Roadrunner (1)
Mus musculus Mouse (1)
Passer domesticus House sparrow (7)
Pheucticus melanocephalus Black-headed Grosbeak (1)
Turdus migratorius American Robin (8)
Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove (6)

Culex tarsalis N=5 Lynx candensis Lynx (1)  64
Lama guanaco Guanaco (4) 128

Culiseta inornata N=3 Lama pacos Alpaca (2) 128
Bos taurus Cow (1)

Aedes vexans N=55 Hippopotamus amphibious Hippo (1) 140
Lama glama Llama (5) 128
Lama pacos Alpaca(4) 128
Lama guanaco Guanaco (5) 128
Alopex lagopus Arctic Fox (1)  76
Ailurus fulgens Red Panda (1)  65
Camelus bacteranus Bactran Camel (1) 133
Camelus dromedaries Dromedary camel (1)  96
Ceratotherium simum White Rhino (1) 161
Ceratotherium simum White Rhino*(1)  12
Dromaius novaehollandiae Emu (1)  54
Equus grevyi Zebra (1) 167
Macropus rufus Red Kangaroo (1)  49
Panthera leo Lion (1)  63
Panthera tigris Tiger (1)  18
Potamochoerus porcus Red River Hog (1) 122
Bos taurus Cow (6)
Canis lupis familiaris Dog (2)
Equus caballus Horse (1)
Homo sapiens Human (9)
Sylvilagus audobonii Cotton tail (10)