Biology:Calaphis flava
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Short description: Species of aphid
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Genus: | Calaphis |
| Species: | C. flava
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| Binomial name | |
| Calaphis flava Mordvilko, 1928
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Calaphis flava is an aphid species that was first described by Alexander Mordvilko in 1928.[1]
Description
Individuals are either green or yellow. Winged individuals and females that produce eggs are present from September to November and have a dark head and thorax with dark stripes on the abdomen. The body length of imagines ranges between 1,9-2,7mm.[2]
Habitat and distribution
The aphid inhabits birch trees, predominantly Betula pubescens, across Europe, Asia, South Africa, Australia, and North America.[2] They prefer feeding on young leaves.[3]
Life cycle
The species reproduces parthogenically as well as sexually.[2]
Parasitization
There are four species of parasitoids which parasitize Calaphis flava.[4]
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.908629/Calaphis_flava.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Calaphis flava (Yellow dark-veined birch aphid): identification, images, ecology, control". https://influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Calaphis_flava_Yellow_dark-veined_birch_aphid.htm.
- ↑ "Plant Parasites of Europe". https://bladmineerders.nl/en/parasites/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/hemiptera/sternorrhyncha/aphidoidea/aphididae/calaphidinae/calaphidini/calaphis/calaphis-flava/.
- ↑ "A survey of aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) of Southeastern Europe and their aphid-plant associations". Applied Entomology and Zoology: 558. August 2004. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249887563_A_survey_of_aphid_parasitoids_Hymenoptera_Braconidae_Aphidiinae_of_Southeastern_Europe_and_their_aphid-plant_associations.
Wikidata ☰ Q10439474 entry
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