Diaphorina
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| Diaphorina | |
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| Asian citrus psyllid, D. citri | |
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| nymphs on a Clutia leaf | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Psyllidae |
| Subfamily: | Diaphorininae |
| Genus: | Diaphorina Löw, 1880 |
Diaphorina is an Old World genus of sap-sucking bugs, typical of the subfamily Diaphorininae. It includes an important pest of citrus: the Asian citrus psyllid, D. citri.
