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Pea aphid

Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris, 1776)

Status not recordedinsects

The pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) is a species in the family Aphididae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the pea 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 pea aphid live?

Not recorded

Is the pea 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 pea aphid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyAphididae
  6. genusAcyrthosiphon
  7. SpeciesAcyrthosiphon pisum (Harris, 1776)

Synonyms Acyrthosiphon onobryche, Acyrtosiphon onobrychis, Amphorophora onobrychis, Aphis onobrichis, Aphis onobrychis, Aphis pisum

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • puceron du poisFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pea aphid

Other species in the same genus Acyrthosiphon.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pea aphid?

The pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pea-aphid

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“Pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pea-aphid.

BibTeX
@misc{pea_aphid_2026,
  title = {Pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pea-aphid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}