Myzus antirrhinii

Overview

A temperate aphid species and specializes on ornamentals.

Common names

None recognized.

Distribution

This aphid is globally distributed, located in all but the coldest terrestrial habitats.

Host associations

It feeds on species in 13 plant families.

Economic importance

It is especially known to feed on ornamentals such as, Japanease mock orange and Japanese cheesewood (Pittosporum) and sweetshade (Hymenosporum). It has not been implicated in the transmission of any plant virus.

Additional resources

See also. Taxonomy at Aphid Species File; Aphids on the World's Plants.

References

Blackman, R.L. and V.F. Eastop. 1994. Aphids on the World’s Trees. CAB International with The Natural History Museum, London. viii + 987 pages, 135 figures, 16 plates.

Blackman, R.L. and V.F. Eastop. 2006. Aphids on the World’s Herbaceous Plants and Shrubs. Volume 2 The Aphids. John Wiley & Sons with the Natural History Museum, London. viii + pages 1025–1439.

Holman, J. 2009. Host Plant Catalog of Aphids, Palaearctic Region. Springer Science and Business Media B.V. 1216 pp.

Scientific name

Myzus antirrhinii (Macchiati, 1883)