Saltmarsh Mosquito vs Cat Flea

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Saltmarsh Mosquito Cat Flea
Scientific Name Aedes sollicitans Ctenocephalides felis
Order Diptera Siphonaptera
Family Culicidae Pulicidae
Size 5-7 mm 1.5-3 mm
Habitat Beaches & Coastal Underground
Diet Blood Feeders Blood Feeders
Regions Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America Worldwide
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Saltmarsh Mosquito

A golden-brown mosquito that breeds in enormous numbers in coastal salt marshes. It is a strong flier capable of traveling over 60 km from breeding sites.

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Did You Know?

Swarms can be so dense near salt marshes that they have driven livestock to exhaustion.

Cat Flea

The most common flea on both cats and dogs worldwide. Can jump up to 150 times its body length. A single female can produce up to 2,000 eggs in her lifetime.

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Did You Know?

Fleas can jump 150 times their body length — equivalent to a human leaping over a 75-story building. They achieve this using a pad of elastic protein called resilin.