Myzus ornatus
Appearance
Myzus ornatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
Family: | Aphididae |
Genus: | Myzus |
Species: | M. ornatus
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Binomial name | |
Myzus ornatus Laing, 1932
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Synonyms | |
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Myzus ornatus, the ornate aphid or violet aphid, is an aphid in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It is an invasive species.[1]
Host plants
[edit]It is known to live on both wild and domesticated cherry varieties.[2] Also Astrantia pontica.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ornate aphid Myzus ornatus Laing, 1932".
- ^ "Black Cherry Aphid".
- ^ R. L. Blackman and Victor F. Eastop Aphids on the World's Herbaceous Plants and Shrubs, 2 Volume Set , p. 147, at Google Books
- http://aphid.aphidnet.org/Myzus_ornatus.php
- http://influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Myzus_ornatus_Ornate_aphid_Violet_aphid.htm
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=200634