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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyAphididae
  6. genusRhopalosiphum
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the maize-aphid

Other species in the same genus Rhopalosiphum.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the maize-aphid?

The maize-aphid (Rhopalosiphum maidis) 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). Maize-aphid (Rhopalosiphum maidis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/maize-aphid

MLA

“Maize-aphid (Rhopalosiphum maidis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/maize-aphid.

BibTeX
@misc{maize_aphid_2026,
  title = {Maize-aphid (Rhopalosiphum maidis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/maize-aphid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}