Uroleucon

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Uroleucon
Uroleucon cirsii (Large thistle aphid) - on creeping thistle.jpg
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Uroleucon
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Uroleucon obscuricaudatum on oxeye (Heliopsis helianthoides) Uroleucon obscuricaudatum.jpg
Uroleucon obscuricaudatum on oxeye ( Heliopsis helianthoides )

Uroleucon is a genus of aphids in the family Aphididae. Most species feed on Asteraceae. [1]

Species

Listed alphabetically within subgenera. [2] [3]

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Uroleucon erigeronense, described by Thomas (1878), is a species of aphid that feeds on plants of the Erigeron or fleabane genus. It also feeds on other plants, including Eriophyllum.

Uroleucon minutum, is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants.

<i>Uroleucon cirsii</i> Species of true bug

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<i>Uroleucon nigrotuberculatum</i> Species of true bug

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Uroleucon pseudambrosiae is a species of aphid in the family Aphididae.

References

  1. Bugguide.net. Genus Uroleucon
  2. Uroleucon, BugGuide
  3. Blackman, Roger. "Aphids on the World's Plants".