Box sucker
Psylla buxi (Linné, 1758)
Status not recordedinsects
The box sucker (Psylla buxi) is a species in the family Psyllidae, order Hemiptera.
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Quick facts about the box sucker
- 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 box sucker live?
Not recorded
Is the box sucker 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 box sucker classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyPsyllidae
- genusPsylla
- SpeciesPsylla buxi (Linné, 1758)
Synonyms Asphagidella buxi, Chermes buxi, Psylla buxi, Psyllia buxi, Spanioneura buxi
Other names and names in other languages (11)
- Boxwood psyllidEnglish
- mera zimostrázováCzech
- BuksbombladloppeDanish
- Ungefleckter Buchsbaum-BlattflohGerman
- Psylle du buisFrench
- buksbomsugerNorwegian Bokmål
- BuxusbladvloDutch
- buksbomsugarNorwegian Nynorsk
- Miodówka bukszpanowaPolish
- Листоблошка самшитоваяRussian
- buxbombladloppaSwedish
Relatives of the box sucker
Other species in the same genus Psylla.
Alder sucker
Psylla alni
Cottony alder psyllid
Psylla floccosa
Hobbit Kōwhai psyllid
Psylla frodobagginsi
CompareBox sucker vs Alder suckerBox sucker vs Cottony alder psyllidBox sucker vs Hobbit Kōwhai psyllidBox sucker vs Psylla aceris
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the box sucker?
The box sucker (Psylla buxi) belongs to the family Psyllidae 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
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
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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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