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.
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
Origin of spotted alfalfa aphid
First recorded in 1955–60
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