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Genus Acyrthosiphon

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Aphid - Acyrthosiphon pisum aphid? - Acyrthosiphon pisum Green and Pink pea aphids - Acyrthosiphon pisum - female Aphid on prickly lettuce - Acyrthosiphon lactucae Aphid on prickly lettuce - Acyrthosiphon lactucae Acyrthosiphon pisum - Pea Aphid ? - Acyrthosiphon pisum Aphidinae? - Acyrthosiphon pisum Serviceberry aphids with long siphunculi - Acyrthosiphon macrosiphum

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 Acyrthosiphon

Explanation of Names

Acyrthosiphon Mordvilko 1914

Numbers

22 spp. in our area(1), ~90 total(2)

Internet References

Genus profile(3)

Works Cited

1.Dransfield B., Brightwell B. (yyyy) InfluentialPoints.com (Aphid identification resources & more)
2.Favret C. (2013) Aphid Species File. Version 5.0
3.Blackman R., Eastop V. (‒2023) Aphids on the world’s plants: An online identification and information guide
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 4 December, 2009 - 5:11pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 19 November, 2023 - 10:23pm

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