Phyllaphis fagi (Linnaeus, 1767)
(Beech Aphid)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhyllaphis fagi (Beech Aphid)
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 Phyllaphis fagi (Beech Aphid) :
1: Phyllaphis fagi (Beech Aphid)
13 Jun 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on undersides of Beech leaves
Image 1: Aphids on underside of leaf - enlargedImage 2: Aphids on underside of leaf - enlarged (2)Image 3: Aphids on underside of leaf - enlarged (3)Image 4: Aphids on underside of leaf - enlarged (4)Image 5: Aphids on underside of leaf - enlarged (5)Image 6: Aphids on underside of leaf - magnified

Phyllaphis fagi (Beech Aphid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phyllaphis fagi (Beech Aphid)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phyllaphis fagi (Beech Aphid)
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