Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


spruce aphid
Elatobium abietinum (Walker, 1849)

Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)

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spruce aphid
Elatobium abietinum
Adult(s)
Donald Owen
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ragged spruce gall adelgid
Pineus similis
Damage
John Ghent
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spruce aphid
Elatobium abietinum
Damage
Donald Owen
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spruce aphid
Elatobium abietinum
Damage
Andris Eglitis


Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Superfamily: Aphidoidea
Family: Aphididae
Subfamily: Aphidinae
Tribe: Macrosiphini
Genus: Elatobium


Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
green spruce aphid


References

Common Name Reference: Bosik, J. J. Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms 1997. Lanham, MD: Entomological Society of America (ESA), 1997. 232 pp.
Scientific Name Reference: Zoological Museum Amsterdam/ University of Amsterdam