Neomyzus circumflexus

Short description: Species of true bug

Neomyzus circumflexus

Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Hemiptera

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Aphididae

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Neomyzus

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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". http://www.extento.hawaii.edu/kbase/crop/type/neomyzus.htm.
2. ↑ "Neomyzus circumflexus =Aulacorthum circumflexum (Crescent-marked lily aphid): Identification, images, ecology, control". http://influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Aulacorthum_circumflexum_Crescent-marked_lily_aphid.htm.

* http://aphid.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1386

Wikidata ☰ Q20721120 entry

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