Aphids are small, sap-sucking insects of the family Aphididae within the order Hemiptera, commonly known by names such as greenfly and blackfly, though individual coloring varies widely even within a single species. Their life cycle is unusual: flightless females give live birth to female nymphs that may themselves already be pregnant, an adaptation known as telescoping generations, allowing populations to multiply quickly without males. Winged females typically develop later in the season to colonize new host plants, and in temperate regions a period of sexual reproduction occurs in autumn, with the insects commonly overwintering as eggs.
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleAgricultural or Structural Pest 2 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceSoft bodies that may be green, black, brown, pink, or almost colorless. 1 Comparison
CITES Appendix Scientific Name Connections
Sources
1. Aphid - Wikipedia
Wikidata claim P225 taxon name
Aphidoidea
Anatomy section
Most aphids have soft bodies, which may be green, black, brown, pink, or almost colorless.
View the Source2. Wikipedia: Aphid
IntroductionQuote, Introduction
Around 400 of these are found on food and fiber crops, and many are serious pests of agriculture and forestry, as well as an annoyance for gardeners. So-called dairying ants have a mutualistic relationship with aphids, tending them for their honeydew and protecting them from predators. Aphids are among the most destructive insect pests on cultivated plants in temperate regions.
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Insecta
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
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Wikidata: Aphid
Wikidata Q183350, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: HemipteraView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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