Dataset for "Monitoring of Aedes japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Germany by the citizen science project 'Mueckenatlas', 2012-2023"

In the framework of the citizen science project ‘Mueckenatlas’, adult specimens of the invasive mosquito species Aedes japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) were collected in Germany by citizen support. According to public calls, German citizens caught mosquitoes and submitted them for scientific analyses, including mapping purposes. In the laboratory, the mosquitoes were morphologically and genetically identified to species. The dataset contains information about Ae. japonicus collection sites and dates in Germany.