Katoenluis

Aphis gossypii Glover, 1877

Namen

Engels	Melon Aphid
Nederlands	Katoenluis
Spaans	Pulgón del algodón
Chinees	棉蚜
Wetenschappelijke naam	Aphis gossypii Glover, 1877

Over deze soort

Aphis gossypii is a tiny insect, an aphid ("greenfly") in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It is a widely distributed pest of a variety of agricultural crops in the families Cucurbitaceae, Rutaceae and Malvaceae. Common names include cotton aphid, melon aphid and melon and cotton aphid.

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