Biology:Toxoptera aurantii

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Short description: Species of true bug

Toxoptera aurantii
Toxoptera aurantii.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Genus: Toxoptera
Species:
T. aurantii
Binomial name
Toxoptera aurantii
(Boyer de Fonscolombe)
Synonyms
  • Toxoptera aurantiae
  • Aphis camelliae

Toxoptera aurantii, also known as both the black citrus aphid and brown citrus aphid, is a species of aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It is known to hosts in well over 150+ plant species.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3704683 entry