Macrosiphum tuberculaceps
| Macrosiphum tuberculaceps | |
|---|---|
| A living specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Genus: | Macrosiphum |
| Species: | M. tuberculaceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Macrosiphum tuberculaceps Essig, 1942
| |
Macrosiphum tuberculaceps, commonly known as the sweet-after-death aphid, is an aphid in the genus Macrosiphum endemic to the Pacific Northwest.[1][2]
Macrosiphum tuberculaceps exclusively uses sweet-after-death (Achlys triphylla) as its host plant, and does not stray far from it.[1][3]
The main defining features of these tiny aphids are their antenna, which are longer than their teardrop shaped bodies, the siphunculi are short, inflated at the base, and blackish at the tips. the legs are generally longer than the aphid itself.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Macrosiphum tuberculaceps (Sweet-after-death aphid) identification, images, ecology, control". influentialpoints.com. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ "Aphid Species File - Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) tuberculaceps (Essig, 1942)". aphid.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ December, Andrew Jensen on 4; 2009 - 6:55pm. "Macrosiphum tuberculaceps". bugguide.net. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
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