Pemphigus bursarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Lettuce Root Aphid, Purse Gall Aphid, Poplar-lettuce Aphid)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPemphigus bursarius (Lettuce Root Aphid, Purse Gall Aphid, Poplar-lettuce Aphid)
GenusPemphigus (a genus of galling aphids)
FamilyAPHIDIDAE (greenfly)
SuperfamilyAPHIDOIDEA (aphids)
SuborderSTERNORRHYNCHA (a suborder of bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pemphigus bursarius (Lettuce Root Aphid, Purse Gall Aphid, Poplar-lettuce Aphid) :
1: Pemphigus bursarius (Lettuce Root Aphid, Purse Gall Aphid, Poplar-lettuce Aphid)
29 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ31 50° 50’ N, 0° 0’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Galls on Lombardy Poplar
Image 1: Gall - close-up - pale backgroundImage 2: Galls - close-upImage 3: Galls - close-up - pale backgroundImage 4: Galls - pale backgroundImage 5: Galls - pale background (2)Image 6: Galls - top surface of leaf - pale backgroundImage 7: Galls - under surface of leaf - pale backgroundImage 8: Gall - top surface of leaf - pale backgroundImage 9: Gall - top surface of leaf - pale background (2)Image 10: Gall - under surface of leaf - pale backgroundImage 11: Gall - under surface of leaf - pale background (2)Image 12: Gall - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 13: Gall - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 14: Gall - LS - close-up - enlarged - black backgroundImage 15: Gall - LS - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 16: Gall - LS - close-up - enlarged - pale background (2)Image 17: Gall opening - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 18: Gall - openings - close-up - enlarged - pale background

Pemphigus bursarius (Lettuce Root Aphid, Purse Gall Aphid, Poplar-lettuce Aphid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pemphigus bursarius (Lettuce Root Aphid, Purse Gall Aphid, Poplar-lettuce Aphid)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pemphigus bursarius (Lettuce Root Aphid, Purse Gall Aphid, Poplar-lettuce Aphid)
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