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Cavariella konoi

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Cavariella konoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Genus: Cavariella
Species:
C. konoi
Binomial name
Cavariella konoi
Takahashi, 1939

Cavariella konoi is a species of aphid in the family Aphididae. It is a small, soft-bodied insect growing to about 2.5 mm (0.1 in) long. The body is oval, pale yellowish green, sometimes with a pair of darker green, longitudinal bands. Wingless females are found on the leaves of willow Salix spp. during the summer where they reproduce parthenogenetically and form large populations.[1] It also feeds on the perennial plant great angelica (Angelica atropurpurea).[2]

This species has a holarctic distribution.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Pilon, Claude (2011). "Species Cavariella konoi". BugGuide. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
  2. ^ Hilty, John (2013). "Great Angelica". Wetland Wildflowers of Illinois. Retrieved 2013-01-15.