Calaphis flava
Species of aphid
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Calaphis flava is an aphid species that was first described by Alexander Mordvilko in 1928.[1]
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| Calaphis flava | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Genus: | Calaphis |
| Species: | C. flava |
| Binomial name | |
| Calaphis flava Mordvilko, 1928 | |
Description
Individuals are either green or yellow. Winged individuals and females that produce eggs are present from September to November and have a dark head and thorax with dark stripes on the abdomen. The body length of imagines ranges between 1,9-2,7mm.[2]
Habitat and distribution
The aphid inhabits birch trees, predominantly Betula pubescens, across Europe, Asia, South Africa, Australia, and North America.[2] They prefer feeding on young leaves.[3]
Life cycle
The species reproduces parthogenically as well as sexually.[2]
Parasitization
There are four species of parasitoids which parasitize Calaphis flava.[4]