Aphids Feeding on
Wetland Sedges
(Carex spp.)




Insect Names
(Scientific & Common Names, if any)


Allaphis daviaulti

Allaphis producta

Allaphis verrucosa

* Ceruraphis eriophori
(Wayfaring Tree & Sedge Aphid)

* Forda formicaria
(Pistachio & Grass Root Aphid)

Iziphya americana

Iziphya vittata

* Rhopalosiphum padi
(Bird Cherry & Oat Aphid)

Saltusaphis elongata

Schizaphis graminum
(Greenbug)

Schizaphis nigra

Sipha flava
(Yellow Sugarcane Aphid)

Sipha glyceriae

Sitobion avenae
(English Grain Aphid)

Subsaltusaphis virginica

Thripsaphis ballii

Thripsaphis caricis



* sedges are summer host plants

Note: Some aphids are polyphagous.

Sources: Blackman & Eastop (2013)

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