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Wild Crucifer Aphid
Even Dankowicz, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

True bugs, cicadas & leafhoppers

Wild Crucifer Aphid

Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach, 1843)

Names

EnglishWild Crucifer Aphid
DutchLoodkleurige bladluis
Spanish—
Chinese萝卜蚜
Scientific nameLipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach, 1843)

About this species

Lipaphis erysimi is a species of aphid of the family Aphididae. Its common names include mustard aphid and turnip aphid. It is found in most temperate and tropical areas of the world and feeds only on cruciferous plants. The insects are almost exclusively female and are very prolific, with wingless females producing around one hundred young during a lifespan of a few weeks.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHemiptera
FamilyAphididae
GenusLipaphis

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