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Species Chaitophorus populicola - Poplar Leaf Aphid

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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 Chaitophorinae
Tribe Chaitophorini
Genus Chaitophorus
Species populicola (Poplar Leaf Aphid)
Other Common Names
Smoky-winged Poplar Aphid
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Periphyllus populicolus
Explanation of Names
Chaitophorus populicola Thomas 1878
Food
Poplars and cottonwood (Populus)
Life Cycle
Does not alternate hosts (found on Populus throughout its life cycle)(1)
Works Cited
1.Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America
Eric Eaton, Kenn Kaufman. 2006. Houghton Mifflin.
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 14 October, 2009 - 1:30am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 24 May, 2013 - 9:45am

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