Aphididae
Melaphis rhois (Fitch, 1866)
Melaphis rhois (Fitch, 1866)
Melaphis rhois, the staghorn sumac aphid, is a gall-inducing woolly aphid that uses two alternate host plants.
Forda formicaria von Heyden, 1837
Forda formicaria von Heyden, 1837
Forda formicaria is an aphid species that is a millet pest, recorded on multiple grasses in the United States.
Prociphilus tessellatus (Fitch, 1851)
Prociphilus tessellatus (Fitch, 1851)
Prociphilus tessellatus, the woolly alder or maple blight aphid, is an aphid species in the family Aphididae.
Grylloprociphilus imbricator (Fitch, 1851)
Grylloprociphilus imbricator (Fitch, 1851)
Grylloprociphilus imbricator, the beech blight aphid, is a common North American woolly aphid that infests primarily American beech trees.
Pemphigus spyrothecae Passerini, 1860
Pemphigus spyrothecae Passerini, 1860
Pemphigus spyrothecae is an aphid that forms spiral galls on poplar petioles, with a wide distribution across Europe and parts of Asia, Africa, and North America.
Pemphigus populitransversus Riley, 1879
Pemphigus populitransversus Riley, 1879
Pemphigus populitransversus, commonly called poplar petiole gall aphid, induces galls on poplar tree leaves.
Pemphigus obesinymphae Aoki & Moran, 1994
Pemphigus obesinymphae Aoki & Moran, 1994
Pemphigus obesinymphae is the only North American aphid known to have soldier nymphs that defend its gall-forming colony.
Tetraneura ulmi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tetraneura ulmi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tetraneura ulmi is an aphid that forms distinct galls on elm leaves, with a complex alternating host life cycle.
Tetraneura nigriabdominalis nigriabdominalis
Tetraneura nigriabdominalis nigriabdominalis
This is the oriental grass root aphid, a sap-sucking true bug with alternating elm and grass/cereal hosts, now spread beyond its Asian origin.
Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausmann, 1802)
Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausmann, 1802)
Eriosoma lanigerum, the woolly apple aphid, is a widespread aphid pest of apple trees native to North America.
Eriosoma americanum (Riley, 1879)
Eriosoma americanum (Riley, 1879)
Eriosoma americanum, the woolly elm aphid, is a North American native aphid that feeds on Saskatoon and American elm trees.
Eriosoma ulmi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eriosoma ulmi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eriosoma ulmi is an aphid that forms galls on elms, uses currants as secondary hosts, and ranges across Asia and most of Europe.
Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae (Linnaeus, 1761)
Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae (Linnaeus, 1761)
Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae, the waterlily aphid, is an Aphididae species found in Europe.
Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch, 1856)
Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch, 1856)
Rhopalosiphum maidis is an aphid species with typical parthenogenetic reproduction that interacts with maize defenses and responds to environmental conditions.
Rhopalosiphum padi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Rhopalosiphum padi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Rhopalosiphum padi (bird cherry-oat aphid) is a sap-sucking true bug and major viral vector pest of cereal crops with worldwide distribution.
Hyalopterus pruni (Geoffroy, 1762)
Hyalopterus pruni (Geoffroy, 1762)
Hyalopterus pruni is a cosmopolitan aphid species with small to medium, variably colored wax-covered adults.
Hysteroneura setariae (Thomas, 1878)
Hysteroneura setariae (Thomas, 1878)
Hysteroneura setariae, the rusty plum aphid, is the only species in genus Hysteroneura, a sap-sucking true bug recorded from Yemen and the US.
Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1841
Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1841
Aphis nerii is an Aphididae aphid with several common names, widespread in tropical and Mediterranean climates with limited occurrences in Poland and England.
Aphis craccivora Koch, 1854
Aphis craccivora Koch, 1854
Aphis craccivora is a small nearly cosmopolitan aphid species that commonly infests multiple crop and wild host plants.
Aphis gossypii Glover, 1877
Aphis gossypii Glover, 1877
Aphis gossypii Glover, 1877, the cotton aphid, is a widely distributed cosmopolitan aphid with varied reproductive strategies and natural enemies.
Aphis spiraecola Patch, 1914
Aphis spiraecola Patch, 1914
Aphis spiraecola, the green citrus aphid, is a widespread invasive aphid species with a holocyclic reproductive strategy.
Aphis lugentis Williams, 1911
Aphis lugentis Williams, 1911
Aphis lugentis is a relatively large dark aphid species that lives in dense clusters on Senecioneae host plants native to North America, introduced to other regions.
Aphis sambuci Linnaeus, 1758
Aphis sambuci Linnaeus, 1758
Aphis sambuci, the elderberry aphid, is an aphid species that lives across most Holarctic regions and feeds on Sambucus plants.
Aphis fabae Scopoli, 1763
Aphis fabae Scopoli, 1763
Aphis fabae, the black bean aphid, is a widely distributed small aphid with an alternating life cycle that feeds on plants.
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