Macrosiphum albifrons, the lupin aphid, is a species of large grey/ green aphid in the family Aphididae.[1][2][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Genus: | Macrosiphum |
| Species: | M. albifrons
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It is a species native to North America but was first reported in the UK in 1981 where it now occurs widely.[5]
Infestations cause lupin plants to wilt and collapse. This may be because the aphid has no natural predators in the UK and populations can grow unchecked.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Macrosiphum albifrons species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ "Macrosiphum albifrons". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ "Macrosiphum albifrons Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ "Macrosiphum albifrons Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ a b "Lupin aphid". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Foottit, R.G.; Halbert, S.E.; Miller, G.L.; Maw, E.; et al. (2006). "Adventive aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) of America north of Mexico". Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 108: 583–610.
- Skvarla, Michael J.; Halbert, Susan E.; Foottit, Robert G.; Jensen, Andrew S.; et al. (2017). "An Update to the Adventive Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea) of America North of Mexico, with Notes on Intercepted Species". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 119: 90–111. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.119.1.90.
External links
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