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Species Trioza adventicia - Eugenia Psyllid

Trioza eugeniae female? - Trioza adventicia

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 Psylloidea

Family Triozidae

Genus Trioza

Species adventicia (Eugenia Psyllid)

Other Common Names

Lillypilly Psyllid

Explanation of Names

Trioza eugeniae Froggatt, 1901

Range

Native to Australia; introduced in CA.

Food

Host: Syzygium paniculatum (Eugenia)

Internet References

Florida Dept. of Agriculture

Insect Images

Eugenia Psyllid Biological Control

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 28 January, 2011 - 6:53pm
Additional contributions by Chris Mallory
Last updated 4 June, 2022 - 10:30pm

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