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Rose aphid

Macrosiphum rosae (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

The rose aphid (Macrosiphum rosae) is a species in the family Aphididae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the rose 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 rose aphid live?

Not recorded

Is the rose 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 rose aphid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyAphididae
  6. genusMacrosiphum
  7. SpeciesMacrosiphum rosae (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Aphis rosae

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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rose aphid

Other species in the same genus Macrosiphum.

Potato aphid

Macrosiphum euphorbiae

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rose aphid?

The rose aphid (Macrosiphum rosae) 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). Rose aphid (Macrosiphum rosae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rose-aphid

MLA

“Rose aphid (Macrosiphum rosae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rose-aphid.

BibTeX
@misc{rose_aphid_2026,
  title = {Rose aphid (Macrosiphum rosae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rose-aphid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}