also: ネッタイシマか · ねったいしまか
noun
yellow fever mosquito
Scientific/common name for Aedes aegypti, the primary vector of yellow fever, dengue, and Zika. Usually written in katakana.
ネッタイシマカは黄熱病を媒介する。
The yellow fever mosquito transmits yellow fever.
Compound of 熱帯 (nettai, 'tropical') + 縞蚊 (shimaka, 'striped mosquito'). The katakana spelling ネッタイシマカ is standard for this species.