Aphis asclepiadis Fitch, 1851

Milkweed Aphid

Synonyms: Aphis carduella, Aphis helianthi, Aphis pentstemonis

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 asclepiadis

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Aphis asclepiadis