- Cinara cupressi
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Cinara cupressi Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hemiptera Family: Aphididae Genus: Cinara Species: C. cupressi Binomial name Cinara cupressi
(Buckton, 1881)Cinara cupressi (or the cypress aphid) is an brown-ish soft-bodied aphid. It sucks sap out of giant conifers, and can cause damage to the tree, ranging from discoloring of the affected twig to the death of the tree.[1] It is an invasive species and is in the world's 100 most invasive species along with being invasive in Africa and Europe.
References
- ^ "issg Database: Ecology of Cinara cupressi". http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?fr=1&si=121. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
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