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

Treatment

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

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