Brevicoryne

Taxobox
name = "Brevicoryne"


image_width = 300px
image_caption = "Brevicoryne brassicae"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Hemiptera
subordo = Homoptera
superfamilia = Aphidoidea
familia = Aphididae
genera = "Brevicoryne"
subdivision_ranks = Species

"Brevicoryne" is a genus of aphid insect that contains many pest insects.

Hosts

Wide ranging, with many members of the Brassicaceae (cruciferous vegetables) included.

Eggs

Nymphs

Adults

Distinguished from the nymph (or allate) by their darker body. May or may not exhibit wings.

Parasites

Many species of wasps parasitize the juvenile (nymph); injecting their eggs using their ovipositor creating what are colloquially called 'mummies' because of their desiccated appearance.

ources

*http://www.extento.hawaii.edu/Kbase/crop/Type/brevicor.htm

ee also

*Pest
*Biodiversity