Idiopterus nephrelepidis Davis, 1909
(Fern Aphid)

Interactions where Idiopterus nephrelepidis 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			Cyclamen	cyclamens	Ericales: Primulaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Idiopterus nephrelepidis/	Idiopterus nephrelepidis	fern aphid					Foodplant / sap sucker			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Primulaceae/Cyclamen/	Cyclamen	cyclamens		live			Rare
		sucks sap of live			Saintpaulia ionantha	African Violet	Lamiales: Gesneriaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Idiopterus nephrelepidis/	Idiopterus nephrelepidis	fern aphid					Foodplant / sap sucker			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Gesneriaceae/Saintpaulia ionantha/	Saintpaulia ionantha	African violet		live			Rare
		sucks sap of live, curled, sometimes killed leaf			FILICOPSIDA	leptosporangiate ferns		Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Idiopterus nephrelepidis/	Idiopterus nephrelepidis	fern aphid					Foodplant / sap sucker			/Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/	Filicopsida	leptosporangiate ferns		live, curled, sometimes killed	leaf
		sucks sap of live, curled, sometimes killed leaf			Nephrolepis	ladder ferns	Polypodiales: Davalliaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Idiopterus nephrelepidis/	Idiopterus nephrelepidis	fern aphid					Foodplant / sap sucker			/Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Davalliaceae/Nephrolepis/	Nephrolepis	ladder ferns		live, curled, sometimes killed	leaf		Minor
		sucks sap of live, curled, sometimes killed leaf			Polypodium	polypodies	Polypodiales: Polypodiaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Idiopterus nephrelepidis/	Idiopterus nephrelepidis	fern aphid					Foodplant / sap sucker			/Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Polypodiaceae/Polypodium/	Polypodium	polypodies		live, curled, sometimes killed	leaf		Minor
		sucks sap of live, curled, sometimes killed leaf			Adiantum capillus-veneris	Maidenhair Fern	Polypodiales: Pteridaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Idiopterus nephrelepidis/	Idiopterus nephrelepidis	fern aphid					Foodplant / sap sucker			/Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Pteridaceae/Adiantum capillus-veneris/	Adiantum capillus-veneris	maidenhair fern		live, curled, sometimes killed	leaf		Major
		sucks sap of live, curled, sometimes killed leaf			Pteris	ribbon ferns	Polypodiales: Pteridaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Idiopterus nephrelepidis/	Idiopterus nephrelepidis	fern aphid					Foodplant / sap sucker			/Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Pteridaceae/Pteris/	Pteris	ribbon ferns		live, curled, sometimes killed	leaf		Minor

Author & Year	Title	Source
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants	Collins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins

Idiopterus nephrelepidis (Fern Aphid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

INSECTA
(true insects)

Idiopterus nephrelepidis (Fern Aphid) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

APHIDIDAE
(greenfly)

APHIDOIDEA
(aphids)

HEMIPTERA
(bugs)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Idiopterus nephrelepidis (Fern Aphid)
Family	APHIDIDAE (greenfly)
Superfamily	APHIDOIDEA (aphids)
Suborder	STERNORRHYNCHA (a suborder of bugs)
Order	HEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division	Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
Infraclass	Neoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
Subclass	PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
Class	INSECTA (true insects)
Subphylum	HEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Idiopterus nephrelepidis is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Idiopterus nephrelepidis (Fern Aphid)

Idiopterus nephrelepidis (Fern Aphid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

APHIDIDAE
(greenfly)

APHIDOIDEA
(aphids)

HEMIPTERA
(bugs)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Idiopterus nephrelepidis (Fern Aphid):

APHIDIDAE
(greenfly)

APHIDOIDEA
(aphids)

STERNORRHYNCHA
(a suborder of bugs)

HEMIPTERA
(bugs)

PTERYGOTA
(bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

EUMETAZOA
(metazoans)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

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