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Aphis
Aphis is a genus of insects in the family Aphididae containing about 400 species of aphids. It includes many notorious agricultural pests, such as the soybean aphid A. glycines. Many species of Aphis, such as A. coreopsidis, are myrmecophiles, forming close associations with ants.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Oleander Aphid
speciesAphis nerii
Aphis fabae
complexAphis fabae
Melon Aphid
speciesAphis gossypii
Cowpea Aphid
speciesAphis craccivora
Elder Aphid
speciesAphis sambuci
Spiraea Aphid
speciesAphis spiraecola
Toxoptera
subgenusToxoptera
grapevine aphid
speciesAphis illinoisensis
Dogwood-Milkweed Aphid
speciesAphis asclepiadis
Tufted Vetch Aphid
speciesAphis craccae
ivy aphid
speciesAphis hederae
Small Willow Aphid
speciesAphis farinosa
Tupelo-blackjack Aphid
speciesAphis coreopsidis
American ragwort aphid
speciesAphis lugentis
Laburnum aphid
speciesAphis cytisorum
Dock Aphid
speciesAphis rumicis
Mullein Aphid
speciesAphis verbasci
dark green nettle aphid
speciesAphis urticata
Umbrella Aphid
speciesAphis umbrella
Buttonbush aphid
speciesAphis cephalanthi
American Viburnum Aphid
speciesAphis viburniphila
Small Bramble Aphid
speciesAphis ruborum
Spotted Poplar Aphid
speciesAphis maculatae
Evening Primrose Aphid
speciesAphis oenotherae
Green Apple Aphid
speciesAphis pomi
Ragwort Aphid
speciesAphis jacobaeae
California Lilac Aphid
speciesAphis ceanothi
stonecrop aphid
speciesAphis sedi
Viburnum Aphid
speciesAphis viburni
Mango Aphid
speciesAphis odinae
Ground Elder Leaf-curl Aphid
speciesAphis podagrariae
Aphis rubifolii
speciesAphis rubifolii
Waxy Willowherb Aphid
speciesAphis epilobiaria
Aphis frangulae
speciesAphis frangulae
Buckthorn Aphid
speciesAphis nasturtii
Aphis punicae
speciesAphis punicae
Aphis impatientis
speciesAphis impatientis
Dogwood-rosebay Willowherb Aphid
speciesAphis salicariae
Aphis chrysothamni
speciesAphis chrysothamni
Aphis polygonata
speciesAphis polygonata
Small Meadowsweet Aphid
speciesAphis ulmariae
Aphis pawneepae
speciesAphis pawneepae
Soybean Aphid
speciesAphis glycines
Iris Aphid
speciesAphis newtoni
Raspberry Aphid
speciesAphis idaei
Aphis confusa
speciesAphis confusa
Aphis grossulariae
speciesAphis grossulariae
Spurge Aphid
speciesAphis euphorbiae
Aphis neilliae
speciesAphis neilliae
Blackcurrant Aphid
speciesAphis schneideri
Aphis spiraephaga
speciesAphis spiraephaga
Aphis holoenotherae
speciesAphis holoenotherae
Aphis clematidis
speciesAphis clematidis
Holly Aphid
speciesAphis ilicis
Aphis thalictri
speciesAphis thalictri
Aphis neogillettei
speciesAphis neogillettei
Aphis valerianae
speciesAphis valerianae
Aphis intybi
speciesAphis intybi
Aphis feminea
speciesAphis feminea
Aphis spiraephila
speciesAphis spiraephila
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.534
The Anatomy of Plants (Vol. 1)
Nehemiah Grew · n.d. · p.554
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.397
Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.323
Garden of Health
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.397
Garden of Health
1507 · p.321
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.818
Book of Herbs
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1546 · p.714
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.816
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.641
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.978
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.786
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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 55215.