Aphis jacobaeae

(Aphis jacobaeae)

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Description

Aphis jacobaeae is a species of Insecta described by Franz Paula von Schrank in 1801. Aphis jacobaeae belongs to the genus Aphis, and the family Aphididae. None of these subspecies are listed. Aphis is a genus of insects in the family Aphididae containing at least 600 species of aphids. It includes many notorious agricultural pests, such as the soybean aphid Aphis glycines. Many species of Aphis, such as A. coreopsidis and A. fabae, are myrmecophiles, forming close associations with ants.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Hemiptera
Family:Aphididae
Genus:Aphis
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