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Aphids
Aphididae
The Aphididae are a very large insect family in the aphid superfamily (Aphidoidea), of the order Hemiptera. These insects suck the sap from plant leaves. Several thousand species are placed in this family, many of which are considered plant/crop pests. They are the family of insects containing most plant virus vectors (around 200 known) with the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) being one of the most prevalent and indiscriminate carriers.
60 branches of this family, most-observed first
Aphidinae
subfamilyAphidinae
Woolly Aphids and Gall-making Aphids
subfamilyEriosomatinae
Calaphidinae
subfamilyCalaphidinae
Giant Aphids
subfamilyLachninae
Hormaphidinae
subfamilyHormaphidinae
Chaitophorinae
subfamilyChaitophorinae
Tamaliinae
subfamilyTamaliinae
Anoeciinae
subfamilyAnoeciinae
Phyllaphidinae
subfamilyPhyllaphidinae
Drepanosiphinae
subfamilyDrepanosiphinae
Greenideinae
subfamilyGreenideinae
Thelaxinae
subfamilyThelaxinae
Mindarinae
subfamilyMindarinae
Neophyllaphidinae
subfamilyNeophyllaphidinae
Saltusaphidinae
subfamilySaltusaphidinae
Phyllaphoides
genusPhyllaphoides
Aulacophoroides
genusAulacophoroides
Chromocallis
genusChromocallis
Lachnochaitophorus
genusLachnochaitophorus
Cedoaphis
genusCedoaphis
Neuquenaphis
genusNeuquenaphis
Brachysiphoniella
genusBrachysiphoniella
Machilaphis
genusMachilaphis
Aiceoninae
subfamilyAiceoninae
Eutrichosiphum
genusEutrichosiphum
Dasyaphis
genusDasyaphis
Taoia
genusTaoia
Cornaphis
genusCornaphis
Tuberaphis
genusTuberaphis
Mollitrichosiphum
genusMollitrichosiphum
Glyphinaphis
genusGlyphinaphis
Siphonatrophia
genusSiphonatrophia
Matsumuraja
genusMatsumuraja
Ceratoglyphina
genusCeratoglyphina
Chuansicallis
genusChuansicallis
Eomacrosiphon
genusEomacrosiphon
Pseudochromaphis
genusPseudochromaphis
Spicaphidinae
subfamilySpicaphidinae
Lizeriinae
subfamilyLizeriinae
Macropodaphidinae
subfamilyMacropodaphidinae
Chaetomyzus
genusChaetomyzus
Aspidophorodon
genusAspidophorodon
Micromyzodium
genusMicromyzodium
Cachryphora
genusCachryphora
Phloeomyzinae
subfamilyPhloeomyzinae
Allotrichosiphum
genusAllotrichosiphum
Sappaphis
genusSappaphis
Pterastheniinae
subfamilyPterastheniinae
Israelaphidinae
subfamilyIsraelaphidinae
Baltichaitophorinae
subfamilyBaltichaitophorinae
Cervaphis
genusCervaphis
Tricaudatus
genusTricaudatus
Clydesmithia
genusClydesmithia
Ceratopemphigus
genusCeratopemphigus
Trichaitophorus
genusTrichaitophorus
Ericolophium
genusEricolophium
Neothelaxes
genusNeothelaxes
Krikoanoecia
genusKrikoanoecia
Papulaphis
genusPapulaphis
Loniceraphis
genusLoniceraphis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 52381.