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Balsam twig aphid

Mindarus abietinus Koch, 1857

Status not recordedinsects

The balsam twig aphid (Mindarus abietinus) is a species in the family Aphididae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the balsam twig 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 balsam twig aphid live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the balsam twig aphid as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Estonia
  2. Russia

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 balsam twig 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 balsam twig aphid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyAphididae
  6. genusMindarus
  7. SpeciesMindarus abietinus Koch, 1857

Synonyms Mindarus abietinus, Mindarus abietinus abietinus, Mindarus abietinus triprimesensori, Mindarus abietis, Mindaurus abietinus, Schizoneura abietina

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • puceron des pousses du sapinFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the balsam twig aphid

Other species in the same genus Mindarus.

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Common questions

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Is the balsam twig aphid an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the balsam twig aphid as introduced in 2 countries: Estonia and Russia, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the balsam twig aphid?

The balsam twig aphid (Mindarus abietinus) 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). Balsam twig aphid (Mindarus abietinus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mindarus-abietinus

MLA

“Balsam twig aphid (Mindarus abietinus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mindarus-abietinus.

BibTeX
@misc{mindarus_abietinus_2026,
  title = {Balsam twig aphid (Mindarus abietinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mindarus-abietinus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}