Calaphis flava
| Calaphis flava | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Genus: | Calaphis |
| Species: | C. flava |
| Binomial name | |
| Calaphis flava Mordvilko, 1928 | |
Calaphis flava is an aphid species that was first described by Alexander Mordvilko in 1928.[1]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]The species reproduces parthogenically as well as sexually.[2]
Parasitization
[edit]There are four species of parasitoids which parasitize Calaphis flava.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
- 1 2 3 "Calaphis flava (Yellow dark-veined birch aphid): identification, images, ecology, control". influentialpoints.com. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
- ↑ "Plant Parasites of Europe".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "A survey of aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) of Southeastern Europe and their aphid-plant associations". Applied Entomology and Zoology: 558. August 2004 – via ResearchGate.