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Melon aphid

Aphis gossypii Glover, 1877

Status not recordedinsects

The melon aphid (Aphis gossypii) is a species in the family Aphididae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the melon aphid

Weight
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Length
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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 melon aphid live?

Not recorded

Is the melon 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 melon aphid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyAphididae
  6. genusAphis
  7. SpeciesAphis gossypii Glover, 1877

Synonyms Aphis citruli, Aphis commeliniae, Aphis cucurbitae, Aphis gossipii, Aphis gossypii, Aphis leomiri, Aphis malvae, Aphis malvearum, Aphis mulguraeae, Aphis tectonae, Cerosipha commelinae, Cerosipha gossypii, Toxoptera leonuri, Toxoptera leonurii

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Cotton aphidEnglish
  • puceron du melonFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the melon aphid

Other species in the same genus Aphis.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the melon aphid?

The melon aphid (Aphis gossypii) 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). Melon aphid (Aphis gossypii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/melon-aphid

MLA

“Melon aphid (Aphis gossypii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/melon-aphid.

BibTeX
@misc{melon_aphid_2026,
  title = {Melon aphid (Aphis gossypii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/melon-aphid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}