Pemphigus obesinymphae Aoki & Moran, 1994 is a animal in the Aphididae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Pemphigus obesinymphae Aoki & Moran, 1994
Pemphigus obesinymphae is the only North American aphid known to have soldier nymphs that defend its gall-forming colony.
Pemphigus obesinymphae Aoki & Moran, 1994 is a species of gall-forming aphid. This aphid forms galls on the leaves of Populus fremontii. It is the only known aphid species native to North America that has soldier individuals: first instar nymphs that act in defense of the aphid colony.
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Melaphis rhois (Fitch, 1866)
Macrosiphum rosae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aphis spiraecola Patch, 1914
Shivaphis celti Das, 1918
Uroleucon obscuricaudatum (Olive, 1965)
Grylloprociphilus imbricator (Fitch, 1851)
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