Maize-aphid
Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch, 1856)
Status not recordedinsects
The maize-aphid (Rhopalosiphum maidis) is a species in the family Aphididae, order Hemiptera.
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Quick facts about the maize-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 maize-aphid live?
Not recorded
Is the maize-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 maize-aphid classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyAphididae
- genusRhopalosiphum
- SpeciesRhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch, 1856)
Synonyms Aphis adusta, Aphis africana, Aphis avenae, Aphis cooki, Aphis cookii, Aphis maidis, Aphis maydis, Aphis vulpiae, Rhopalosiphon cookii, Rhopalosiphon maidis, Rhopalosiphon zeae, Rhopalosiphum maydis, Rhopalosiphum obnoxia, Rhopalosiphum setariae, Rhopalosiphum zeae, Siphonaphis maidis, Stenaphis monticallii, Stenaphis monticellii
Other names and names in other languages (17)
- Corn leaf aphidEnglish
- من أوراق الذرةArabic
- MajsbladlusDanish
- MaisblattlausGerman
- Pulgón negroSpanish
- maissikirvaFinnish
- puceron du maïsFrench
- 옥수수테두리진딧물Korean
- MaïsluisDutch
- Тля сорговаяRussian
- เพลี้ยอ่อนข้าวโพดThai
- Mısır YaprakbitiTurkish
- 玉米蚜Chinese
- أرق الذرة الأسمرArabic
- من الذرة الأسمرArabic
- Pulgón verde del maízSpanish
- Puceron vert du MaïsFrench
Relatives of the maize-aphid
Other species in the same genus Rhopalosiphum.
Cereal aphid
Rhopalosiphum padi
Black citrus aphid
Toxoptera aurantii
Duckweed aphid
Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae
Apple grain aphid
Rhopalosiphum oxyacanthae
Rice root aphid
Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the maize-aphid?
The maize-aphid (Rhopalosiphum maidis) 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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Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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