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Apple grain aphid

Rhopalosiphum oxyacanthae (Schrank, 1801)

Status not recordedinsects

The apple grain aphid (Rhopalosiphum oxyacanthae) is a species in the family Aphididae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the apple grain aphid

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the apple grain aphid live?

Not recorded

Is the apple grain aphid endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the apple grain aphid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyAphididae
  6. genusRhopalosiphum
  7. SpeciesRhopalosiphum oxyacanthae (Schrank, 1801)

Synonyms Aphis bivincta, Aphis crataegella, Aphis crataegi, Aphis edentula, Aphis fitchii, Aphis fulviventris, Aphis immaculata, Aphis inserta, Aphis macatata, Aphis mactata, Aphis nigricollis, Aphis nigriventris, Aphis obsoleta, Aphis oxyacanthae, Aphis pallidicornis, Aphis pomi, Aphis tergata, Aphis thoracica, Aphis triseriata, Doralis crataegaria, Doralis pomi, Myzus oxyacanthae, Oxyacanthaphis oxyacanthae, Rhopalosiphon crataegellus, Rhopalosiphon inserta, Rhopalosiphon oxyacanthae, Rhopalosiphum crataegella, Rhopalosiphum insertum, Rhopalosiphum viridis, Siphonaphis fitchii

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • ÆbleknopbladlusDanish
  • puceron des graminéesFrench
  • Appel-grasluisDutch
  • Тля яблонная семечковаяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the apple grain aphid

Other species in the same genus Rhopalosiphum.

Maize-aphid

Rhopalosiphum maidis

AphididaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the apple grain aphid?

The apple grain aphid (Rhopalosiphum oxyacanthae) belongs to the family Aphididae in the order Hemiptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Apple grain aphid (Rhopalosiphum oxyacanthae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/apple-grain-aphid

MLA

“Apple grain aphid (Rhopalosiphum oxyacanthae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/apple-grain-aphid.

BibTeX
@misc{apple_grain_aphid_2026,
  title = {Apple grain aphid (Rhopalosiphum oxyacanthae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/apple-grain-aphid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}