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Monterey pine aphid

Essigella californica (Essig, 1909)

Status not recordedinsects

The monterey pine aphid (Essigella californica) is a species in the family Aphididae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the monterey pine aphid

Weight
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Lifespan
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Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
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Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the monterey pine aphid live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the monterey pine aphid as introduced in 2 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Australiainvasive
  2. France

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 monterey pine 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 monterey pine aphid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyAphididae
  6. genusEssigella
  7. SpeciesEssigella californica (Essig, 1909)

Synonyms Essigella californica, Essigella claremontiana, Essigella cocheta, Essigella monelli, Essigella pineti, Essigella swaini, Lachnus californicus

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Monterey pine needle aphidEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the monterey pine aphid

Other species in the same genus Essigella.

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Common questions

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Is the monterey pine aphid an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the monterey pine aphid as invasive in 1 country: Australia. It lists it as introduced in 2 in all.

What kind of animal is the monterey pine aphid?

The monterey pine aphid (Essigella californica) 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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BibTeX
@misc{monterey_pine_aphid_2026,
  title = {Monterey pine aphid (Essigella californica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/monterey-pine-aphid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}