Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae (Linnaeus, 1761)
(Water-lily Aphid, Water Lily Aphid)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhopalosiphum nymphaeae (Water-lily Aphid, Water Lily Aphid)
GenusRhopalosiphum (a genus of aphids)
TribeAphidini (a tribe of aphids)
SubfamilyAPHIDINAE (a subfamily of aphids)
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 Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae (Water-lily Aphid, Water Lily Aphid) :
1: Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae (Water-lily Aphid, Water Lily Aphid)
25 Aug 2013 OSGR: TQ15 51° 20’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
on Greater Duckweed
Image 1: Aphids on Greater Duckweed frond - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 2: Aphids on Greater Duckweed frond - dorsal view - magnified (2)Image 3: Aphids on Greater Duckweed frond - oblique view - magnified

Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae (Water-lily Aphid, Water Lily Aphid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae (Water-lily Aphid, Water Lily Aphid)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae (Water-lily Aphid, Water Lily Aphid)
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