Tetraneura akinire Sasaki, 1904

Rice Root Aphid, Oriental Grass Root Aphid

Synonyms: Tetraneura nigriabdominalis, Tetraneura fusiformis

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: Tetraneura

Species: Tetraneura akinire

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Introduced

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Tetraneura akinire