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Dock aphid

Brachycaudus rumexicolens

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Aphididae

Brachycaudus rumexicolens, the short tailed sorrel aphid, is an aphid in the genus Brachycaudus that feeds on Polygonaceae, and ranges almost completely worldwide minus Antarctica. Host plants this aphid is found primarily on Rumex species in the United States, but can also be found on many other plants in the Polygonaceae. Recent introductions This species was introduced to Australia in 1998 where it has been used to wipe out a nonnative dock species.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog