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Fern aphid

Idiopterus nephrelepidis Davis, 1909

Status not recordedinsects

The fern aphid (Idiopterus nephrelepidis) is a species in the family Aphididae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the fern 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 fern aphid live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the fern aphid as introduced in 6 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Swedeninvasive
  2. Belgium
  3. France
  4. Poland
  5. United Kingdom
  6. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the fern 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 fern aphid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyAphididae
  6. genusIdiopterus
  7. SpeciesIdiopterus nephrelepidis Davis, 1909

Synonyms Idiopteris nephrelepidis, Idiopterus nephrelepidids, Idiopterus nephrolepidis, Macrosiphum kirkaldyi, Neomacromyzus cyrtomicola

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Black fern aphidEnglish
  • Sort bregnebladlusDanish
  • 고사리수염진딧물Korean
  • Zwarte varenluisDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the fern aphid

Other species in the same genus Idiopterus.

CompareFern aphid vs Idiopterus lonicerae

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the fern aphid an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the fern aphid as invasive in 1 country: Sweden. It lists it as introduced in 6 in all.

What kind of animal is the fern aphid?

The fern aphid (Idiopterus nephrelepidis) belongs to the family Aphididae in the order Hemiptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Fern aphid (Idiopterus nephrelepidis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/fern-aphid

MLA

“Fern aphid (Idiopterus nephrelepidis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/fern-aphid.

BibTeX
@misc{fern_aphid_2026,
  title = {Fern aphid (Idiopterus nephrelepidis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fern-aphid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}