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Geranium aphid

Acyrthosiphon malvae (Mosley, 1841)

Status not recordedinsects

The geranium aphid (Acyrthosiphon malvae) is a species in the family Aphididae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the geranium 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 geranium aphid live?

Not recorded

Is the geranium 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 geranium aphid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyAphididae
  6. genusAcyrthosiphon
  7. SpeciesAcyrthosiphon malvae (Mosley, 1841)

Synonyms Aphis malvae

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Pelargonium aphidEnglish
  • kyjatka muškátováCzech
  • PelargoniebladlusDanish
  • PelargonienlausGerman
  • 아욱민수염진딧물Korean
  • Roger's luisDutch
  • Тля пеларгониеваяRussian
  • voška muškátováSlovak
  • pelargoniabladlusSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the geranium aphid

Other species in the same genus Acyrthosiphon.

Pea aphid

Acyrthosiphon pisum

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the geranium aphid?

The geranium aphid (Acyrthosiphon malvae) belongs to the family Aphididae in the order Hemiptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Geranium aphid (Acyrthosiphon malvae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/geranium-aphid

MLA

“Geranium aphid (Acyrthosiphon malvae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/geranium-aphid.

BibTeX
@misc{geranium_aphid_2026,
  title = {Geranium aphid (Acyrthosiphon malvae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/geranium-aphid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}