Species Coloradoa rufomaculata (Wilson, 1908)
Green Chrysanthemum Aphid
- Aphis rufomaculata Wilson, H.F. 1908. The green Aphis of the Chrysanthemum- Aphis rufomaculata n. sp. Entomological News 19: 261-262.
Type data:
Syntype(s) UMN apt. and al. vivip. females (in original description), USA, Colorado.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Widespread on cultivated chrysanthemums, in glasshouses in cold temperate areas.
IBRA
Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Victoria
- New Zealand
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder (associated flora: Chrysanthemum spp. [ASTERACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
On Chrysanthemum cultivars.
General References
Blackman, R.L. & Eastop, V.F. 2000. Aphids on the World's Crops. An Identification and Information Guide. Chichester : Wiley x, 466 pp. [260]
Cottier, W. 1953. Aphids of New Zealand. Bulletin of the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 106: i-xi 1-382 [199]
Eastop, V.F. 1966. A taxonomic study of Australian Aphidoidea (Homoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology 14: 399-592 [439]
Common Name References
Hollis, D. (2005), this work [147] (Green Chrysanthemum Aphid)