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Cowpea aphid

Aphis craccivora Koch, 1854

Status not recordedinsects

The cowpea aphid (Aphis craccivora) is a species in the family Aphididae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the cowpea 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 cowpea aphid live?

Not recorded

Is the cowpea 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 cowpea aphid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyAphididae
  6. genusAphis
  7. SpeciesAphis craccivora Koch, 1854

Synonyms Aphis craccivora

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • puceron de la gourganeFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cowpea aphid

Other species in the same genus Aphis.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the cowpea aphid?

The cowpea aphid (Aphis craccivora) 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). Cowpea aphid (Aphis craccivora). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cowpea-aphid

MLA

“Cowpea aphid (Aphis craccivora).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cowpea-aphid.

BibTeX
@misc{cowpea_aphid_2026,
  title = {Cowpea aphid (Aphis craccivora)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cowpea-aphid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}