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Species: | S. graminum
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Schizaphis graminum (Rondani, 1852)
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The greenbug, or wheat aphid (Schizaphis graminum),[1][2] is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera.[3][4] It is a true bug and feeds on the leaves of Gramineae (grass) family members.[5]
Its original distribution is the Palaearctic, but it has been introduced to other parts of the world. It is one of about 40 recognized Schizaphis species worldwide.[6]