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Table 1 Blood meal source of mosquitoes in Italy

From: Avian malaria parasites in the last supper: identifying encounters between parasites and the invasive Asian mosquito tiger and native mosquito species in Italy

Mosquito species

Mammal

Bird

Reptile

Ae. albopictus

Homo sapiens (31)

Passer montanus (1)

 
 

Erinaceus europaeus (1)

Turdus merula (1)

 

An. maculipennis

Canis lupus familiares (3)

Gallus gallus (1)

 
 

Equus asinus (2)

  
 

Equus caballus (2)

  
 

Lepus europaeus (2)

  
 

Bos taurus (1)

  
 

Capra hircus (1)

  
 

Felis silvestris/catus (1)

  
 

Homo sapiens (1)

  
 

Vulpes vulpes (1)

  

Cx. hortensis

Homo sapiens (1)

 

Podarcis muralis (7)

Cx. pipiens

Homo sapiens (14)

Turdus merula (72)

Podarcis muralis (4)

 

Felis silvestris/catus (9)

Passer domesticus (26)

Lacerta spp. (1)

 

Canis lupus familiaris (5)

Gallus gallus (21)

 
 

Equus caballus (3)

Streptopelia decaocto (16)

 
 

Sus scrofa (3)

Columba livia (5)

 
 

Bos taurus (2)

Passer montanus (5)

 
 

Erinaceus europaeus (1)

Athene noctua (4)

 
  

Meleagris gallopavo (3)

 
  

Columba palumbus (3)

 
  

Pica pica (3)

 
  

Anas platyrhychos (2)

 
  

Sturnus vulgaris (2)

 
  

Accipiter nisus (1)

 
  

Cairina moschata (1)

 
  

Carduelis carduelis (1)

 
  

Gallinula chloropus (1)

 
  

Jynx torquilla (1)

 
  

Numida meleagris (1)

 
  

Nycticorax nycticorax (1)

 
  

Oriolus oriolus (1)

 
  

Parus major (1)

 
  

Phasianus colchinus (1)

 
  

Sylvia atricapilla (1)

 

Oc. caspius

Felis silvestris/catus (6)

Gallus gallus (1)

 
 

Equus asinus (3)

  
 

Equus caballus (2)

  
 

Bos taurus (1)

  
 

Canis lupus familiaris (1)

  
 

Homo sapiens (1)

  
  1. Mixed blood meals from more than one host species were excluded.