Wooly apple aphid
Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausmann, 1802)
Status not recordedinsects
The wooly apple aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum) is a species in the family Aphididae, order Hemiptera.
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Quick facts about the wooly apple aphid
- Weight
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- Length
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- Lifespan
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- Main food
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- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
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Where does the wooly apple aphid live?
Not recorded
Is the wooly apple 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 wooly apple aphid classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyAphididae
- genusEriosoma
- SpeciesEriosoma lanigerum (Hausmann, 1802)
Synonyms Aphis lanata, Aphis laniger, Aphis lanigera, Coccus mali, Eriosoma laniger, Eriosoma mali, Eriosoma pyri, Erisoma lanigerum, Erisoma mali, Lachnaphis lanigera, Lachnus laniger, Myzoxylus laniger, Myzoxylus mali, Schizoneura lanigera, Schizonevra lanigera
Other names and names in other languages (18)
- Woolly apple aphidEnglish
- AppelluisAfrikaans
- من التفاح الصوفيArabic
- vlnatka krvaváCzech
- BlodlusDanish
- Apfel-BlutlausGerman
- Pulgón lanígero del manzanoSpanish
- puceron lanigère du pommierFrench
- VértetűHungarian
- Afide lanigero del meloItalian
- リンゴワタムシJapanese
- 사과면충Korean
- AppelbloedluisDutch
- Bawełnica korówkaPolish
- Тля кровянаяRussian
- vlnačka krvaváSlovak
- Elma PamuklubitiTurkish
- BlutlausGerman
Relatives of the wooly apple aphid
Other species in the same genus Eriosoma.
Elm-currant aphid
Eriosoma ulmi
Elm balloon-gall aphid
Eriosoma lanuginosum
Woolly elm aphid
Eriosoma americanum
Woolly hawthorn aphid
Eriosoma crataegi
Pear root aphid
Eriosoma pyricola
CompareWooly apple aphid vs Elm-currant aphidWooly apple aphid vs Elm balloon-gall aphidWooly apple aphid vs Woolly elm aphidWooly apple aphid vs Woolly hawthorn aphid
Common questions
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What kind of animal is the wooly apple aphid?
The wooly apple aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum) belongs to the family Aphididae in the order Hemiptera.
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