Neomyzus circumflexus

Neomyzus circumflexus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Genus: Neomyzus
Species:
N. circumflexus
Binomial name
Neomyzus circumflexus
(Buckton, 1876)

Neomyzus circumflexus, the crescent-marked lily aphid or mottled arum aphid, also known as Aulacorthum circumflexum, is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It is also known to transmit plant viruses.

Host

Normally host in Adiantum, Calla, Cineraria, Cyclamen, Fuchsia, Zantedeschia, Viola tricolor, and Physalis peruviana.[1]

Economic importance

It is known to be a major insect pest on species of Asparagus, Begonia, and Fuchsia.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Neomyzus circumflexum".
  2. ^ "Neomyzus circumflexus =Aulacorthum circumflexum (Crescent-marked lily aphid): Identification, images, ecology, control".


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