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Species Aphis nasturtii - Buckthorn Aphid

Aphis on Oenothera elata - Aphis nasturtii

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 nasturtii (Buckthorn Aphid)

Other Common Names

Buckthorn-Potato Aphid

Explanation of Names

Aphis nasturtii Kaltenbach 1843

Range

almost worldwide

Food

primary host: Rhamnus spp.; secondary: Solanum tuberosum

Remarks

Introduced from the Palearctic. Considered a pest.

Internet References

species page(1)

Works Cited

1.	Dransfield B., Brightwell B. (yyyy) InfluentialPoints.com (Aphid identification resources & more)

Contributed by Claude Pilon on 8 January, 2011 - 2:38pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 31 May, 2023 - 7:54pm

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