Toxoptera aurantii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

  1. "Toxoptera aurantii". www.extento.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 8 November 2018.


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