Aphis nerii Fonscolombe, 1841

Oleander Aphid

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Non-chordate Invertebrate

Sublevel 2: Invertebrate with bilateral symmetry

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Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Hemiptera

Family: Aphididae

Genus: Aphis

Species: Aphis nerii

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Introduced

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Aphis nerii

ASSOCIATED SPECIES

Associated Species	Type of Associate	Reference
Chrysopa oculata (Common Golden-headed Green Lacewing)	Predator (larvae)	See photo

PHOTOS OF SPECIES ASSOCIATIONS