Uroleucon pseudambrosiae
Uroleucon pseudambrosiae is a species of aphid in the family Aphididae.[1][2][3][4]
| Uroleucon pseudambrosiae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Tribe: | Macrosiphini |
| Genus: | Uroleucon |
| Species: | U. pseudambrosiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Uroleucon pseudambrosiae (Olive, 1963) | |
It feeds on wild lettuce (Lactuca spp.), pilewort (Erechtites hieracifolia), dandelion (Taraxacum), and Sonchus asper.[5] It is found in North America.[3] It can serve as a vector for Watermelon mosaic virus.[5]
References
- "Uroleucon pseudambrosiae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- "Uroleucon pseudambrosiae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- "Uroleucon pseudambrosiae species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- Favret, Colin (2019). "species Uroleucon pseudambrosiae (Olive, 1963)". Aphid species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- Webb, Susan E.; Leng Kok-Yokomi, Moh (1 December 1993). "Transmission of Cucurbit Potyviruses by Uroleucon pseudambrosiae (Homoptera: Aphididae), an Aphid Trapped During Epidemics of Watermelon Mosaic Virus 2 in Florida". Journal of Economic Entomology. 86 (6): 1786–1792. doi:10.1093/jee/86.6.1786. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
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