Hyalopterus pruni

Hyalopterus pruni
Colony of Hyalopterus pruni on Phragmites australis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Genus: Hyalopterus
Species:
H. pruni
Binomial name
Hyalopterus pruni
(Geoffroy, 1762)
Synonyms
  • Aphis pruni Geoffroy, 1762

Hyalopterus pruni, the mealy plum aphid, is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants.