Lipaphis pseudobrassicae

Lipaphis pseudobrassicae is an aphid of the family Aphididae.[1] Its common name is turnip aphid.[2] The aphid can feed on multiple Brassica species, including Brassica juncea, Brassica campestris, as well as wild hosts such as Rorippa indica. Aphids from crop plants are often heavier and grow faster.[3]

Lipaphis pseudobrassicae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Genus: Lipaphis
Species:
L. pseudobrassicae
Binomial name
Lipaphis pseudobrassicae
Davis, 1914

References

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  1. ^ "GBIF - Lipaphis pseudobrassicae (Davis, 1914)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Lipaphis pseudobrassicae (Davis, 1914) - Turnip Aphid". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. ^ Agarwala, B.K.; Das, Kalpana; Raychoudhury, Parichita (September 2009). "Morphological, ecological and biological variations in the mustard aphid, Lipaphis pseudobrassicae (Kaltenbach) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from different host plants". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 12 (3): 169–173. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2009.03.002.