Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Aphis nerii
Oleander aphid
Plant sap; transition zone, arid zone, guyabillo groves, and Scalesia pasture; FIT, malaise and pan traps; March-June. Known from many Pacific islands. On Ascelpiadaceae and Apocynaceae, occasionally on other plants.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Suborder
Sternorrhyncha
Superfamily
Aphidoidea
Family
Aphididae
Section
Aphidini
Genus
Aphis
Species
nerii
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1991
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Fernandina, Isabela, Pinta, Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.
- Peck, S.B. Heraty, J., Landry, B. & Sinclair, B.J. (1998) Introduced insect fauna of an oceanic archipelago: The Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Am. Entomol. 44: 218-237.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Aphis nerii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11047. Accessed 26 June 2025.