Macrosiphum albifrons
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| genus = Macrosiphum
| species = albifrons
| authority = Essig
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Macrosiphum albifrons, the lupin aphid, is a species of large grey/ green aphid in the family Aphididae.
It is a species native to North America but was first reported in the UK in 1981 where it now occurs widely.{{cite web|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=653|title=Lupin aphid|publisher= Royal Horticultural Society|access-date= 9 June 2019}}
Infestations cause lupin plants to wilt and collapse. This may be because the aphid has no natural predators in the UK and populations can grow unchecked.
References
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{{Cite web| title=Macrosiphum albifrons Overview
| url=http://eol.org/pages/3689852/overview
| website=Encyclopedia of Life
| access-date=2018-04-05
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{{Cite web| title=Macrosiphum albifrons species details
| url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/3a9c6bc8fd0adae44da428eaad803d34
| website=Catalogue of Life
| access-date=2018-04-05
}}
{{Cite web| title=Macrosiphum albifrons
| url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2077734
| website=GBIF
| access-date=2018-04-05
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{{Cite web| title=Macrosiphum albifrons Species Information
| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/357066
| website=BugGuide.net
| access-date=2018-04-05
}}
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Further reading
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- {{Cite book
| last1 = Arnett | first1 = Ross H. Jr.
| date = 2000
| title = American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=DKzAmSDdLtsC
| publisher = CRC Press
| edition = 2nd
| isbn = 0-8493-0212-9
}}
- {{Cite journal
| last1 = Foottit | first1 = R.G.
| last2 = Halbert | first2 = S.E.
| last3 = Miller | first3 = G.L.
| last4 = Maw | first4 = E.
| last5 = Russell | first5 = L.M.
| display-authors = 4
| date = 2006
| title = Adventive aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) of America north of Mexico
| url = https://www.researchgate.net/publication/43260623
| journal = Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash.
| volume = 108
| pages = 583–610
}}
- {{Cite journal
| last1 = Skvarla | first1 = Michael J.
| last2 = Halbert | first2 = Susan E.
| last3 = Foottit | first3 = Robert G.
| last4 = Jensen | first4 = Andrew S.
| last5 = Maw | first5 = Eric
| last6 = Miller | first6 = Gary L.
| display-authors = 4
| date = 2017
| title = An Update to the Adventive Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea) of America North of Mexico, with Notes on Intercepted Species
| journal = Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
| volume = 119
| pages = 90–111
| doi = 10.4289/0013-8797.119.1.90
}}
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External links
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Category:Hemiptera of North America
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