Elatobium abietinum

Elatobium abietinum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Genus: Elatobium
Species:
E. abietinum
Binomial name
Elatobium abietinum
(Walker, 1849)[1]

Elatobium abietinum, commonly known as the spruce aphid[2] or green spruce aphid,[3] is a species of aphid in the subfamily Aphidinae that feeds on spruce (Picea spp.), and occasionally fir (Abies spp.). It is native to Northern, Central and Eastern Europe and has spread to Western Europe, North America and elsewhere.

  1. ^ "Elatobium abietinum (green spruce aphid)". Invasive Species Compendium. CABI. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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