The ornate aphid or violet aphid (Myzus ornatus) is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It is an invasive species.[1]
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| Species: | M. ornatus
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| Myzus ornatus Laing, 1932
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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
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