''Drepanosiphum platanoidis'' is a

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

of insect, commonly known as the sycamore aphid. It undergoes both

parthenogenic Parthenogenesis (; from the Greek + ) is a natural form of asexual reproduction in which the embryo develops directly from an egg without need for fertilization. In animals, parthenogenesis means the development of an embryo from an unfertiliz ...

and sexual reproduction.

References

Insects described in 1801 Agricultural pest insects Aphididae {{Aphididae-stub