Where does grape phylloxera usually live?
The first record of species of the family was in Aphidoidea by Latreille, 1802. In 1857 Herrich-Schaeffer described the family and named this group ‘Phylloxeriden’. Lichtenstein, was the first to use the word ‘Phylloxeridae’ in 1883. They have a worldwide distribution but seem to have originated from a moderate climate since they are more diverse in temperate climates and their adaptation to tropical life probably is of a secondary nature.

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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods

Class
Bugs

Family
Phylloxerans

Genus
Daktulosphaira

Species
Grape phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae)