Sitobion avenae

English Grain Aphid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Aphididae
Genus: Sitobion
Species: S. avenae
Binomial name
Sitobion avenae
Fabricius

The English Grain Aphid (Sitobion avenae) is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It lives on grasses, sedge and rushes and can be a significant pest of cereals.[1]

This species act as a host of the entomophthoralean fungi.[2]

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