Capitophorus hippophaes
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| Capitophorus hippophaes | |
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| Capitophorus hippophaes on a Persicaria sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Subfamily: | Aphidinae |
| Tribe: | Macrosiphini |
| Genus: | Capitophorus |
| Species: | C. hippophaes |
| Binomial name | |
| Capitophorus hippophaes (Walker, 1852) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Aphis hippophaes Walker, 1852 | |
Capitophorus hippophaes (common name - polygonum aphid), is a species of aphid in the family Aphididae.[2] It was first described in 1852 by Francis Walker as Aphis hippophaes.[3][4]
Primary host plants are species in the Hippophae family,[5] and in the genus Elaeagnus,[2] and secondary hosts are species in the genera Persicaria, and Polygonum.[2]
It is native to Europe.[6] However, it is also found in the United States and Canada,[7] New Zealand,[8] the Korean Peninsula,[9] Taiwan,[10] Pakistan, South Africa, Georgia, Bangladesh, Ecuador,[11] and Australia.
