''Drepanosiphum platanoidis'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of insect, commonly known as the sycamore aphid.
It undergoes both
parthenogenic
Parthenogenesis (; from the Greek grc, παρθένος, translit=parthénos, lit=virgin, label=none + grc, γένεσις, translit=génesis, lit=creation, label=none) is a natural form of asexual reproduction in which growth and development ...
and sexual reproduction.
References
Insects described in 1801
Agricultural pest insects
Aphididae
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