Neomyzus circumflexus

Crescent-marked lily aphid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Aphididae
Genus: Neomyzus
Species: N. circumflexus
Binomial name
Neomyzus circumflexus
(Buckton, 1876)

The Crescent-marked lily aphid or Mottled arum aphid, (Neomyzus circumflexus), 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 as well.

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. ↑ http://www.extento.hawaii.edu/kbase/crop/type/neomyzus.htm
  2. ↑ http://influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Aulacorthum_circumflexum_Crescent-marked_lily_aphid.htm
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