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Species Aphalara monticola

Aphalara cf monticola - Aphalara monticola - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Sternorrhyncha (Plant-parasitic Hemipterans)
Superfamily Psylloidea
Family Aphalaridae
Subfamily Aphalarinae
Genus Aphalara
Species monticola (Aphalara monticola)
Explanation of Names
Aphalara monticola Hodkinson, 1973
Range
Alberta (1)
Food
Rumex pauciflorus (1)
Remarks
At least 5 other Aphalara spp. occur in Alberta; examination of the male genitalia may be useful in making a species diagnosis.