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Fig Gall

Tetraneura ulmi

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Aphididae

Tetraneura ulmi, the elm sack gall aphid and also known as a fig gall, is a species of aphid in the family Aphididae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus and named in his Systema Naturae, published in 1758. The aphid is found in Asia, Europe and North America, causing abnormal plant growths, known as galls on their primary host, elm trees (Ulmus species).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 883United Kingdom · 344Germany · 254France · 116Spain · 67Italy · 46Belgium · 17Switzerland · 14Luxembourg · 3