Russian wheat aphid

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iRussian wheat aphid

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Homoptera
Superfamily: Aphidoidea
Family: Aphididae
Genus: Diuraphis
Species: D. noxia
Binomial name
Diuraphis noxia
Kurdjumov, 1913

The Russian wheat aphid (Diuraphis noxia) is an aphid that can cause significant losses in cereal crops. The species was introduced to the United States in 1986 and is considered an invasive species there.