Sitobion avenae
| English Grain Aphid | |
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| 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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