Pemphigus obesinymphae
Species of aphid From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pemphigus obesinymphae is a species of gall-forming aphid. It creates galls on the leaves of Populus fremontii. [1] The species is the only North American aphid known to have soldiers, first instar nymphs that defend the colony. [2]
Pemphigus obesinymphae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
Family: | Aphididae |
Genus: | Pemphigus |
Species: | P. obesinymphae |
Binomial name | |
Pemphigus obesinymphae Aoki & Moran, 1994 | |
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