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Elm-currant aphid

Eriosoma ulmi (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

The elm-currant aphid (Eriosoma ulmi) is a species in the family Aphididae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the elm-currant aphid

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

Where does the elm-currant aphid live?

Not recorded

Is the elm-currant 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 elm-currant aphid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyAphididae
  6. genusEriosoma
  7. SpeciesEriosoma ulmi (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Aphis foliorum ulmi, Aphis gallarum ulmi, Aphis ulmi, Chermes ulmi, Eriosoma ulmi, Lachnus ulmi, Lecanium ulmi, Pemphigus ulmi, Schizoneura ampelorhiza, Schizoneura ampelorrhiza, Schizoneura fodiens, Schizoneura grossulariae, Schizoneura soror, Schizoneura ulmi, Schizoneura ulmi var. soror, Schizonevra ulmi

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • ElmelusDanish
  • BloedblaarluisDutch
  • almbladlusSwedish
  • ElmebladlusDanish
  • ElmeribsrodlusDanish
  • RibsrodlusDanish
  • BessenwortelluisDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the elm-currant aphid

Other species in the same genus Eriosoma.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the elm-currant aphid?

The elm-currant aphid (Eriosoma ulmi) 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). Elm-currant aphid (Eriosoma ulmi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/elm-currant-aphid

MLA

“Elm-currant aphid (Eriosoma ulmi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/elm-currant-aphid.

BibTeX
@misc{elm_currant_aphid_2026,
  title = {Elm-currant aphid (Eriosoma ulmi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/elm-currant-aphid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}