Metopeurum fuscoviride
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| Metopeurum fuscoviride | |
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| File:20210710 Metopeurum fuscoviride 03.jpg | |
| Pink tansy aphid on Tanacetum vulgare | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Genus: | Metopeurum |
| Species: | M. fuscoviride
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| Binomial name | |
| Metopeurum fuscoviride H.L.G. Stroyan, 1950[1]
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Metopeurum fuscoviride, the pink tansy aphid, is an aphid of the family Aphididae. The species was first described by H.L.G. Stroyan in 1950.[1]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]The species is widespread in parts of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Britain, North Germany, Spain, Bulgaria and Russia.[2]
Ecology
[edit | edit source]It can be found on tansy and occasionally Achillea millefolium.[2] They feed of the stem of tansies and form large colonies there. On average a single insect produces 1 milligram of honeydew per hour. Compared to other aphids ants prefer collecting honeydew from Metopeurum fuscoviride.[3] Large colonies often get destroyed by parasitoids of the order Hymenoptera.[2]
References
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