spotted alfalfa aphid

noun

a pale yellowish aphid, Therioaphis maculata, of the southern U.S., especially west of the Mississippi River, that is marked with black spots and has fine spines on its back: a pest mainly of alfalfa and some other legumes, as clover.

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Origin of spotted alfalfa aphid

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby spotted alfalfa aphid

spotless, spotlight, spotsylvania, spotted, spotted adder, spotted alfalfa aphid, spotted cavy, spotted cowbane, spotted crake, spotted crane's-bill, spotted deer
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