Aphis

For other uses, see Aphis (disambiguation).

Aphis is a genus of insects in the family Aphididae containing at least 600 species of aphids.^[2] It includes many notorious agricultural pests, such as the soybean aphid Aphis glycines. Many species of Aphis, such as A. coreopsidis and A. fabae, are myrmecophiles, forming close associations with ants.^[3]

Aphis
Soybean aphid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Sternorrhyncha
Family:	Aphididae
Tribe:	Aphidini
Genus:	Aphis Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Aphis sambuci[1] Linnaeus, 1758
Diversity
at least 600 species

Selected Species

• Aphis affinis
• Aphis asclepiadis — milkweed aphid
• Aphis craccae — tufted vetch aphid
• Aphis craccivora — cowpea aphid
• Aphis fabae — black bean aphid
• Aphis genistae
• Aphis gossypii — cotton aphid
• Aphis glycines — soybean aphid
• Aphis helianthi — sunflower aphid
• Aphis nerii — oleander aphid
• Aphis pomi — apple aphid
• Aphis rubicola — small raspberry aphid
• Aphis rumicis - black aphid
• Aphis spiraecola — spirea aphid (syn. Aphis citricola — citrus aphid)
• Aphis valerianae — black valerian aphid

See also

• List of Aphis species

Photos and videos

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  Aphis citricola
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  Aphis fabae
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  Aphis sambuci
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  Aphis sp. on Helleborus niger
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  Aphis sambuci
• Milkweed aphids giving live birth on narrow leaf milkweed. Speeded up twenty times
• A European paper wasp preying on Milkweed aphids which are on narrow leaf milkweed. Most scenes are repeated at one-fourth speed.
• Milkweed aphids on narrow-leaf milkweed eliminating honeydew. Unlike some aphids, these kick the drop away with their leg
• A milkweed aphid on narrow-leaf milkweed is attacked by a hoverfly larvae. It thrashs and release pheromones and sticky wax from its cornicles. Nearby aphids flee. Video played at 4X speed
• A milkweed aphid pushes the sticky wax drop from its cornicle against an attacking parasitic wasp, extruding another drop. Two scenes at one-tenth speed. A different aphid has captured a wasp
• Hoverfly larva on narrow-leaf milkweed with milkweed aphids, ladybird eggs, and larva. After first minute, shown at four times speed. Larva recorded in early morning prior to sunrise