also: ねったいいえか
southern house mosquito
Scientific name Culex quinquefasciatus; a common tropical mosquito species.
The southern house mosquito is widely distributed in tropical regions.
Katakana spelling is standard for this species name.
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
Hiragana spelling is also used, but katakana is more common for scientific names.
Compound of 熱帯 (nettai, 'tropical') + 家蚊 (ieka, 'house mosquito').