Species Drepanaphis acerifoliae - Painted Maple Aphid

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Range · Food · Internet References

Painted Maple Aphid - Drepanaphis acerifoliae

Aphid (Drepanaphis sp.?) - Drepanaphis acerifoliae

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 Drepanosiphinae

Genus Drepanaphis

Species acerifoliae (Painted Maple Aphid)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

First described in 1878 by Cyrus Thomas as Siphonophora acerifoliae

Explanation of Names

acerifoliae is probably from Latin acer- "maple" + folium- "leaf", meaning "of maple leaves"- but the ending seems to be wrong

Range

Throughout the United States, also Canada. It has been introduced into Europe.

Food

On maple spp. (Acer), mostly on silver maple (A. saccharinum) (See here)

Internet References

Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, v.1, n.2, p.4 Thomas' original description of the species (Google Books)

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Contributed by v belov on 26 November, 2009 - 1:51pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Chuck Entz
Last updated 10 October, 2017 - 6:01pm

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