Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae (Sulzer, 1776)

Albrecht, Anders Christian, 2017, Illustrated identification guide to the Nordic aphids feeding on Conifers (Pinophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Sternorhyncha, Aphidomorpha), European Journal of Taxonomy 338, pp. 1-160 : 44

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2017.338

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:86786AB1-4A1A-4A1E-B42B-53B73D66ED60

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3851465

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039F8788-FFCB-FFE3-AB14-FE42144243BE

treatment provided by

Carolina

scientific name

Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae (Sulzer, 1776)
status

 

Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae (Sulzer, 1776) View in CoL

Diagnosis

Aptera 1.2–2.2 mm, almond-shaped, pale yellow to dirty yellow, olive, green, brownish, purple or reddish. For image, see e.g., Albrecht (2015). Siphunculi twice as long as cauda or more, slightly swollen beyond middle. Dioecious, alternating between peach ( Prunus persica ) and plants of more than 40 families. Anholocyclic in the north and in the tropics. Usually in urban environments, also a common indoor pest. Thuja is hardly a true host.

Recorded coniferous hosts

Cupressaceae : Thuja plicata ?

Distribution

D F N S.

F7 (F1) On thin roots, embedded in wax wool ........................................... Gootiella Tullgren, 1925

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Aphididae

Genus

Myzus

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