Uroleucon erigeronense

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Uroleucon erigeronense
Uroleucon erigeronense - December 2021.jpg
On Erigeron annuus
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Genus: Uroleucon
Species:
U. erigeronense
Binomial name
Uroleucon erigeronense
(Thomas, 1878) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Dactynotus erigeronella(Soliman, 1927)
  • Dactynotus erigeronense(Thomas, 1878)
  • Dactynotus erigeronensis(Thomas, 1878)
  • Macrosiphum erigeronella(Soliman, 1927)
  • Macrosiphum erigeronensis(Thomas, 1878)
  • Microparsus erigeronensis(Thomas, 1878)
  • Nectarophora erigeronensis(Thomas, 1878)
  • Siphonophora erigeronensis(Thomas, 1878)
  • Tritogenaphis erigeronensis(Thomas, 1878)
  • Tritogenaphis escalantii(Knowlton, 1928)
  • Uroleucon erigeronensis(Thomas, 1878)

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 . [3]

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Biology and Distribution

Uroleucon erigeronense is holocyclic in northern climates, producing alate males and sexual females in autumn. In warmer regions, such as the southern United States, it can reproduce anholocyclically. It inhabits a wide range of host plants within the Asteraceae family, moving seasonally from overwintering perennial hosts like Ericameria and Chrysothamnus to blooming annuals and herbs in spring and summer. This pattern resembles heteroecy, although the species does not exhibit strict obligate host alternation. [4]

Host Plants

Documented hosts include numerous genera in the Asteraceae family, such as:


References

  1. ↑ "Uroleucon erigeronense (Thomas, 1878)". GBIF.org . Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Synonyms of Uroleucon erigeronense". GBIF.org . Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Myers, P.; R. Espinosa; C. S. Parr; T. Jones; G. S. Hammond & T. A. Dewey (2014). "Uroleucon erigeronense". ADW . Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  4. 1 2 Jensen, Andrew S.; Miller, Gary L.; Carmichael, Andrew (2010). "Host Range and Biology of Uroleucon (Lambersius) erigeronense (Thomas 1878), and its Synonymy with Uroleucon (Lambersius) escalantii (Knowlton) 1928 (Hemiptera: Aphididae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 112 (2): 239–245. doi:10.4289/0013-8797-112.2.239.


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