Leaf-curling plum aphid

Dysaphis crithmi

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Aphididae

Brachycaudus helichrysi is a species of aphid first described by the German naturalist Johann Heinrich Kaltenbach in 1843. Its common names include leaf curl plum aphid, and leaf-curling plum aphid, and it is a serious pest of plum and damson trees. Description The viviparous wingless females have an oval or pear-shaped body and grow to a length of up to 2 mm (0.

Distribution

Leaf-curling plum aphid — (c) Quentin His, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

France · 1Spain · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Quentin His, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionBrachycaudus helichrysi, Wikipedia contributors

Leaf-curling plum aphid

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