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Species Aulacorthum solani - Foxglove 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 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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