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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 » Aulacorthum » Foxglove Aphid (Aulacorthum solani)

Species Aulacorthum solani - Foxglove Aphid

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · 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 Aulacorthum
Species solani (Foxglove Aphid)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Aphis solani Kaltenbach, 1843
Food
Polyphagous; hosts include foxglove, lettuce, potato, clover, and bulbs (1).
Remarks
Non native, a Palearctic species first reported in 1879. A major pest.
Internet References
Foxglove aphids in lettuce
Works Cited
1.Garden Insects of North America : The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs (Princeton Field Guides)
Whitney Cranshaw. 2004. Princeton University Press.
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 3 December, 2009 - 12:51am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 29 December, 2010 - 10:05am

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