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Species Ctenarytaina eucalypti - Blue Gum Psyllid

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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 Aphalaridae
Subfamily Spondyliaspidinae
Genus Ctenarytaina
Species eucalypti (Blue Gum Psyllid)
Other Common Names
Eucalyptus Psyllid (ambiguous, should be avoided)
Explanation of Names
Ctenarytaina eucalypti (Maskell 1890)
Size
3-3.5 mm(1)
Range
native to Australia, adventive in many parts of the world; in our area, CA(1)(2)
Food
hosts: eucalypts
Life Cycle
Females lay eggs on leaf buds and in the axils of young leaves. The nymphs secrete large amounts of honeydew and white waxy secretions. There are multiple generations per year (3)
Remarks
may be a serious pest of ornamental eucalypts(1)
Internet References
Species page(1)
Works Cited
1.Bantock T., Botting J. (2010‒) British Bugs, an online identification guide to UK Hemiptera
2.Ouvrard D. (2013) Psyl'list - The World Psylloidea Database
3.Integrated Pest Management of Eucalypt Psyllids (Insecta, Hemiptera, Psylloidea)
de Queiroz, D.L, D. Burckhardt & J. Majer. 2012. Integrated Pest Management and Pest Control - Current and Future Tactics, Dr. Sonia Soloneski (Ed.).
Contributed by v belov on 2 May, 2014 - 12:31pm
Additional contributions by Chris Mallory
Last updated 14 February, 2016 - 4:20pm

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