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Bulrush aphid

Schizaphis scirpi (Passerini, 1874)

Status not recordedinsects

The bulrush aphid (Schizaphis scirpi) is a species in the family Aphididae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the bulrush 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 bulrush aphid live?

Not recorded

Is the bulrush 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 bulrush aphid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyAphididae
  6. genusSchizaphis
  7. SpeciesSchizaphis scirpi (Passerini, 1874)

Synonyms Paraschizaphis scirpi, Toxoptera scirpi, Toxoptera typhae

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • DunhammerbladlusDanish
  • ガマノハアブラムシJapanese
  • 털두갈래진딧물Korean

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bulrush aphid

Other species in the same genus Schizaphis.

Greenbug

Schizaphis graminum

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bulrush aphid?

The bulrush aphid (Schizaphis scirpi) belongs to the family Aphididae in the order Hemiptera.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bulrush aphid (Schizaphis scirpi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bulrush-aphid

MLA

“Bulrush aphid (Schizaphis scirpi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bulrush-aphid.

BibTeX
@misc{bulrush_aphid_2026,
  title = {Bulrush aphid (Schizaphis scirpi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bulrush-aphid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}