Capitophorus hippophaes

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Capitophorus hippophaes
Capitophorus hippophaes on a Persicaria sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Subfamily: Aphidinae
Tribe: Macrosiphini
Genus: Capitophorus
Species:
C. hippophaes
Binomial name
Capitophorus hippophaes
(Walker, 1852)
Synonyms[1]

Aphis hippophaes Walker, 1852
Phorodon hippophaes (Walker, 1852)

Capitophorus hippophaes (common name - polygonum aphid), is a species of aphid in the family Aphididae.[2] It was first described in 1852 by Francis Walker as Aphis hippophaes.[3][4]

Primary host plants are species in the Hippophae family,[5] and in the genus Elaeagnus,[2] and secondary hosts are species in the genera Persicaria, and Polygonum.[2]

It is native to Europe.[6] However, it is also found in the United States and Canada,[7] New Zealand,[8] the Korean Peninsula,[9] Taiwan,[10] Pakistan, South Africa, Georgia, Bangladesh, Ecuador,[11] and Australia.

References

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  1. ^ "Capitophorus hippophaes". tree.opentreeoflife.org. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Capitophorus hippophaes – Plant Parasites of Europe". bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Capitophorus hippophaes (Walker, 1852) | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  4. ^ Francis Walker (1852), John Edward Gray (ed.), List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British museum Part IV, London, pp. 909–1188, Wikidata Q136186120{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) BHL page 9692887
  5. ^ Chaubet, Evelyne Turpeau, Maurice Hullé, Bernard. "C. hippophaes". eng-encyclopedie-pucerons.hub.inrae.fr. Retrieved 9 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Eiseman, Charley; Moisset, Beatriz (2011). "Species Capitophorus hippophaes - Polygonum Aphid". bugguide.net. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  7. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0: Capitophorus hippophaes". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  8. ^ "NZOR Name Details - Capitophorus hippophaes". www.nzor.org.nz. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  9. ^ "국립생물자원관 한반도의 생물다양성 (NIBR taxon detail: Capitophorus hippophaes javanicus)". species.nibr.go.kr. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  10. ^ "臺灣物種名錄 Catalogue of Life in Taiwan: Capitophorus hippophaes". taicol.tw. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Capitophorus hippophaes | Taxonomy Browser | BOLDSYSTEMS". bench.boldsystems.org. Retrieved 9 September 2025.


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