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Waxy Meadow-rue Aphid (Aphis thalictri)
Species
Aphis thalictri
- Waxy Meadow-rue Aphid
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
thalictri
(Waxy Meadow-rue Aphid)
Explanation of Names
Aphis thalictri
Koch 1854
Size
apterae 2.0-2.8 mm
Range
n. & c. Europe to C.Asia; reported from Canada
Food
hosts:
Thalictrum
spp.
Life Cycle
monoecious
Remarks
Introduced to NA ca.1999
Internet References
species page
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1
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Works Cited
1.
Dransfield B., Brightwell B. (yyyy) InfluentialPoints.com (Aphid identification resources & more)
Contributed by
Claude Pilon
on 9 January, 2011 - 3:08pm
Additional contributions by
Beatriz Moisset
,
v belov
Last updated 31 May, 2023 - 9:57pm