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Aphid

Insects

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.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 2
Relationship to People
Disease Vector 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Soft bodies that may be green, black, brown, pink, or almost colorless. 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Scientific Name
Aphidoidea 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Hemiptera, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
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.
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2. Wikipedia: Aphid
Introduction
Quote, 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 28
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Insecta","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Insectos","language":"ES"},{"name":"Insects","language":"EN"},{"name":"Insectes","language":"FR"},{"name":"昆虫纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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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
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