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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » Plant-parasitic Hemipterans (Sternorrhyncha) » Aphidoidea » Aphids (Aphididae) » Aphidinae » Macrosiphini » Brevicoryne » Mealy Cabbage Aphid (Brevicoryne brassicae)

Species Brevicoryne brassicae - Mealy Cabbage Aphid

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Range · Food · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Aphidoidea
Family Aphididae (Aphids)
Subfamily Aphidinae
Tribe Macrosiphini
Genus Brevicoryne
Species brassicae (Mealy Cabbage Aphid)
Other Common Names
Cabbage Aphid
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
=Aphis brassicae Linnaeus 1758
Range
native to the Palaearctic, introduced to NA in late 1700s(1)
Food
Plants in the mustard family (Brassicaceae), such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, turnip, and radish.
Remarks
Brassicaceae produce a volatile hydrolysis products (isothiocyanates) that serves as an attractant.(2)
Internet References
Fact sheets: Rothamsted Insect Survey, BBC
UMN
Works Cited
1.Adventive aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) of America north of Mexico
Foottit R.G., Halbert S.E., Miller G.L., Maw E., Russell L.M. 2006. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 108: 583-610.
2.Insect Ecology: Behavior, Populations and Communities
P. W. Price, R. F. Denno, M. D. Eubanks. 2011. Cambridge University Press.
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 13 October, 2009 - 9:27pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov, Marci Hess
Last updated 3 September, 2023 - 12:26pm

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