Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Aphididae Scientific name Cinara cupressi | Phylum Arthropoda Order Hemiptera Genus Cinara Rank Species | |
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Similar Cinara, Lachninae, Seiridium cardinale, Cinara pini, Seiridium | ||
Cinara cupressi (or the cypress aphid) is a brownish soft-bodied aphid. It sucks sap out of giant conifers, and can cause damage to the tree, ranging from discoloring of the affected twig to the death of the tree. It is an invasive species and is in the world's 100 most invasive species along with being invasive in Africa and Europe.
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