Tetraneura ulmi (Linnaeus 1758)
- Dataset
- Identification guide to Nordic aphids associated with mosses, horsetails and ferns (Bryophyta, Equisetophyta, Polypodiophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Aphidoidea)
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Aphidomorpha
- family
- Aphididae
- genus
- Tetraneura
- species
- Tetraneura ulmi
description
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diagnosis
Diagnosis Apterae 1.5 – 3 mm, pink, orange or purple, with a thin iridescent wax layer that is easily worn off. Siphuncular pores elevated on low cones. Dioecious. Alternating between elm Ulmus (Ulmaceae) and grass roots (Poaceae). Anholocyclic populations on secondary hosts common all year, and particularly juveniles are often seen in moss samples. Often in association with ants.
distribution
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Name
- Homonyms
- Tetraneura ulmi (Linnaeus 1758)