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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 » Aphidini » Aphidina » Aphis » Subgenus Aphis (Aphis Subgenus Aphis) » Ivy Aphid (Aphis hederae)

Species Aphis hederae - Ivy Aphid

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Food · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
Aphis hederae
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 Aphidini
Subtribe Aphidina
Genus Aphis
No Taxon (Subgenus Aphis)
Species hederae (Ivy Aphid)
Explanation of Names
Aphis hederae Kaltenbach 1843
Range
native to Europe, introduced to NA in early 1900s(1)
Food
on ivy (Hedera helix)(1)
Remarks
minor pest(1)
Internet References
species page(2)
Works Cited
1.Adventive aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) of America north of Mexico
Foottit R.G., Halbert S.E., Miller G.L., Maw E., Russell L.M. 2006. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 108: 583-610.
2.Dransfield B., Brightwell B. (yyyy) InfluentialPoints.com (Aphid identification resources & more)
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 21 December, 2010 - 8:15am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 31 May, 2023 - 7:39pm

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