Aphis sambuci Linnaeus, 1758
(Elder Aphid)

Interactions where Aphis sambuci is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
sucks sap of live root APIACEAE umbellifers Apiales Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Aphis) sambuci/Aphis (Aphis) sambucielder aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Apiaceaeumbellifersliveroot (summer)
sucks sap of live root Dianthus pinks Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Aphis) sambuci/Aphis (Aphis) sambucielder aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Dianthus/Dianthuspinksliveroot (summer)
sucks sap of live root Lychnis a genus of catchflies Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Aphis) sambuci/Aphis (Aphis) sambucielder aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Lychnis/Lychnisa genus of catchfliesliveroot (summer)
sucks sap of live root Silene campions and catchflies Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Aphis) sambuci/Aphis (Aphis) sambucielder aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene/Silenecampions and catchfliesliveroot (summer)
sucks sap of live root Rumex docks Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Aphis) sambuci/Aphis (Aphis) sambucielder aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Rumex/Rumexdocksliveroot (summer)
sucks sap of live shoot Sambucus elders Dipsacales: Adoxaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Aphis) sambuci/Aphis (Aphis) sambucielder aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Sambucus/Sambucuseldersliveshoot (6-7)
sucks sap of live shoot Major Sambucus nigra Elder Dipsacales: Adoxaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Aphis) sambuci/Aphis (Aphis) sambucielder aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Sambucus nigra/Sambucus nigraelderliveshootMajor (6-7)
sucks sap of live root Saxifraga saxifrages Saxifragales: Saxifragaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Aphis) sambuci/Aphis (Aphis) sambucielder aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Saxifragaceae/Saxifraga/Saxifragasaxifragesliveroot (summer)

Interactions where Aphis sambuci is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
honeydew may support FORMICIDAE ants Hymenoptera Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formicidaeants Animal / honeydew feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Aphis) sambuci/Aphis (Aphis) sambucielder aphid feeds on honeydew

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Rotheray, G.E., 1989Aphid PredatorsNaturalists' Handbooks, 11, 77pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Aphis sambuci (Elder Aphid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Aphis sambuci (Elder Aphid) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAphis sambuci (Elder Aphid)
GenusAphis (a genus of aphids)
TribeAphidini (a tribe of aphids)
SubfamilyAPHIDINAE (a subfamily of aphids)
FamilyAPHIDIDAE (greenfly)
SuperfamilyAPHIDOIDEA (aphids)
SuborderSTERNORRHYNCHA (a suborder of bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aphis sambuci (Elder Aphid)

Aphis sambuci (Elder Aphid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Aphis sambuci (Elder Aphid):

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