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Binomial Nomenclature
Scientific na...
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Scientific name of Asian Tiger Mosquito is
A
Aedes taemiorhyncus
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B
Aedes aegypti
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C
Aedes albopictus
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D
Aedes albolineatus
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Solution
The correct option is
C
Aedes albopictus
Aedes albopictus
is scientific name of Asian tiger mosquito.
Aedes aegypti
is scientific name of Yellow fever mosquito.
Aedes taemiorhncus
and
Aedes albolineatus
are other species of mosquito.
So, the correct option is '
Aedes albopictus
'.
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