Aphidinae
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| Aphidinae | |
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| Aphids on rose bush | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Subfamily: | Aphidinae Latreille, 1802 |
| Tribes[1] | |
| Diversity | |
| at least 280 genera | |
Aphidinae is an aphid subfamily in the family Aphididae.
Many species of aphids spread potyviruses and most are from the subfamily Aphidinae (genera Macrosiphum and Myzus). Most have alternative hosts, the primary host plant is usually a tree, and the secondary one is herbaceous.
