Grape phylloxera (
Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch 1855); family
Phylloxeridae); originally described in France as
Phylloxera vastatrix; equated to the previously described
Daktulosphaira vitifoliae,
Phylloxera vitifoliae; commonly just called
phylloxera (; from
Greek φύλλον, leaf, and ξερόν, dry) is a pest of commercial
grapevines worldwide, originally native to eastern
North America.