English Grain Aphid

Sitobion avenae

The English Grain Aphid is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It lives on grasses, sedge and rushes and can be a significant pest of cereals.

This species act as a host of the entomophthoralean fungi.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHemiptera
FamilyAphididae
GenusSitobion
SpeciesS. avenae