Hyadaphis (genus)

Aphididae • Sternorrhyncha • Hemiptera • insects (plant pests) • pests-diseases-weeds

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a colony of Hyadaphis sp. (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Beatriz Moisset
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Hyadaphis Kirkaldy, 1904

This genus of aphids includes around 20 species which are mainly found in North America and Europe. Some species are well-known agricultural pests like the fennel aphid, Hyadaphis foeniculi. Several species change their host plants and migrate between a summer host from the family Apiaceae and a winter host from the family Caprifoliaceae.

Type species: Hyadaphis foeniculi

Currently, the following species have been entered into the system:

• Hyadaphis coriandri
• Hyadaphis foeniculi
• Hyadaphis tataricae