Uroleucon erigeronense
| Uroleucon erigeronense | |
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| On Erigeron annuus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Genus: | Uroleucon |
| Species: | U. erigeronense
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| Binomial name | |
| Uroleucon erigeronense (Thomas, 1878)[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Uroleucon erigeronense, described by Thomas (1878), is a species of aphid that feeds on plants of the Erigeron or fleabane genus. It also feeds on other plants, including Eriophyllum.[3]
Biology and Distribution
Uroleucon erigeronense is holocyclic in northern climates, producing alate males and sexual females in autumn. In warmer regions, such as the southern United States, it can reproduce anholocyclically. It inhabits a wide range of host plants within the Asteraceae family, moving seasonally from overwintering perennial hosts like Ericameria and Chrysothamnus to blooming annuals and herbs in spring and summer. This pattern resembles heteroecy, although the species does not exhibit strict obligate host alternation.[4]
Host Plants
Documented hosts include numerous genera in the Asteraceae family, such as:
- Achillea, Artemisia, Aster, Baccharis, Balsamorhiza, Brickellia, Centaurea, Chrysothamnus, Conyza, Crepis, Ericameria, Erigeron, Gutierrezia, Machaeranthera, Tetradymia, and Tragopogon.[4]
References
- ^ "Uroleucon erigeronense (Thomas, 1878)". GBIF.org. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "Synonyms of Uroleucon erigeronense". GBIF.org. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ Myers, P.; R. Espinosa; C. S. Parr; T. Jones; G. S. Hammond & T. A. Dewey (2014). "Uroleucon erigeronense". ADW. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ a b Jensen, Andrew S.; Miller, Gary L.; Carmichael, Andrew (2010). "Host Range and Biology of Uroleucon (Lambersius) erigeronense (Thomas 1878), and its Synonymy with Uroleucon (Lambersius) escalantii (Knowlton) 1928 (Hemiptera: Aphididae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 112 (2): 239–245. doi:10.4289/0013-8797-112.2.239.
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