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American ragwort aphid
Aphis lugentis
Aphis lugentis, sometimes referred to colloquially as the American ragwort aphid, is a true bug in the aphid family, which feeds exclusively on members of the Senecioneae. It can be found naturally throughout most of the United States, except for the Northeast, and has recently been introduced globally.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 453265.