Species

Prociphilus tessellatus (Woolly alder aphid)

Prociphilus tessellatus. Photo: (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Prociphilus is an aphid genus of the subfamily Eriosomatinae, which cause the plants they attack to produce galls. The aphids reside and feed within the gall.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hemiptera (True bugs, hoppers, aphids, and allies)
        Suborder: Sternorrhyncha (Plant-parasitic hemipterans)
        Infraorder: Aphidomorpha (Aphids and allies)
        Superfamily: Aphidoidea
        Family: Aphididae (Aphids)
        Subfamily: Eriosomatinae (Woolly aphids and gall-making aphids)
        Tribe: Pemphigini
        Genus: Prociphilus
        Species: Prociphilus tessellatus (Woolly alder aphid)

Species

Prociphilus tessellatus (Woolly alder aphid)

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