Black-stem aphid
Cinara confinis (Koch, 1856)
Status not recordedinsects
The black-stem aphid (Cinara confinis) is a species in the family Aphididae, order Hemiptera.
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Quick facts about the black-stem aphid
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- 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 black-stem aphid live?
Not recorded
Is the black-stem 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 black-stem aphid classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyAphididae
- genusCinara
- SpeciesCinara confinis (Koch, 1856)
Synonyms Aphis borealis, Aphis polaris, Cinara abieticola, Cinara ciliciea, Cinara indica, Cinara lasiocarape, Dinolachnus cecconii, Lachniella cecconii, Lachniella cilicica, Lachnus abieticola, Lachnus confinis, Lachnus lasiocarpae, Panimerus cilicica, Todolachnus abieticola, Todolachnus bulgarica, Todolachnus confines, Todolachnus confinis, Todolachnus conformis
Other names and names in other languages (5)
- Brun ædelgranbladlusDanish
- KerstboomtakluisDutch
- ädelgranbarklusSwedish
- Brun ædelgranbarkbladlusDanish
- ZilverspartakluisDutch
Relatives of the black-stem aphid
Other species in the same genus Cinara.
Cypress aphid
Cinara cupressi
Large cedar aphid
Cinara cedri
Green-striped spruce aphid
Cinara piceicola
Pine aphid
Cinara pinea
Carolina conifer aphid
Cinara atlantica
Larch aphid
Cinara laricis
CompareBlack-stem aphid vs Cypress aphidBlack-stem aphid vs Large cedar aphidBlack-stem aphid vs Green-striped spruce aphidBlack-stem aphid vs Pine aphid
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the black-stem aphid?
The black-stem aphid (Cinara confinis) 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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Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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