''Amphorophora'' is a genus of

aphids Aphids are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white woolly aphids. A t ...

belonging to the family

Aphididae The Aphididae are a very large insect family in the aphid superfamily ( Aphidoidea), of the order Hemiptera. These insects suck the sap from plant leaves. Several thousand species are placed in this family, many of which are considered plant/cro ...

. The genus was first described by

George Bowdler Buckton George Bowdler Buckton (24 May 1818, London – 25 September 1905, Haslemere, Surrey) was an English chemist and entomologist who specialised in aphids. Early Life Buckton was born in London and lived in Hornsey, England. He was the eldest so ...

in 1876. There are 27 species, mostly nearctic. They are found in

Eurasia Eurasia (, ) is the largest continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. Primarily in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres, it spans from the British Isles and the Iberian Peninsula in the west to the Japanese archipelago a ...

and

Northern America Northern America is the northernmost subregion of North America. The boundaries may be drawn slightly differently. In one definition, it lies directly north of Middle America (including the Caribbean and Central America).Gonzalez, Joseph. 20 ...

. Some species: * ''

Amphorophora ampullata ''Amphorophora'' is a genus of aphids belonging to the family Aphididae. The genus was first described by George Bowdler Buckton in 1876. There are 27 species, mostly nearctic. They are found in Eurasia and Northern America Northern Ameri ...

'' Dark-tipped fern aphid * '' Amphorophora gei'' * '' Amphorophora rubi'' (Kaltenbach, 1843)

References

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