Pachypsylla celtidisvesicula, commonly called the hackberry blistergall psyllid, is a species of aphalarid psyllid found in North America. The nymphs of this species induce blister-like galls on the leaves of various hackberries (Celtis spp.) throughout its range.[1]
| Pachypsylla celtidisvesicula | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphalaridae |
| Genus: | Pachypsylla |
| Species: | P. celtidisvesicula
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachypsylla celtidisvesicula (Riley, 1890)
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It closely related to the more common hackberry nipplegall psyllid (Pachypsylla celtidismamma), which it strongly resembles as an adult.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Species Pachypsylla celtidisvesiculum - Hackberry Blistergall Psyllid". BugGuide.net. Retrieved September 28, 2019.