Idiopterus nephrelepidis
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| Idiopterus nephrelepidis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Genus: | Idiopterus |
| Species: | I. nephrelepidis |
| Binomial name | |
| Idiopterus nephrelepidis Davis, 1909 | |
Idiopterus nephrelepidis, commonly known as the black fern aphid, is a species of aphid insect that feeds on various species of fern. It is the type species of the genus Idiopterus.[1]
Likely to have originated in the neotropics, it has spread across Europe, though it is only found indoors in Central and Northern Europe,[1] New Zealand,[2] and North America.[3]
