Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon
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| Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon | |
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| Habitus of Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon (wingless form) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Genus: | Rhopalosiphoninus |
| Species: | R. latysiphon |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon (Davidson, 1912) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amphorophora latysiphon Davidson, 1912 | |
Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon, the bulb-and-potato aphid, is a species of aphid.[1] It is a true bug that feeds on tulip and gladiolus bulbs, potatoes, and the roots of a variety of different plant species.[2] However, it is noted that these subspecies are possible synonyms.[3]
