Neomyzus circumflexus

The Crescent-marked lily aphid or Mottled arum aphid, (Neomyzus circumflexus), 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 as well.

Crescent-marked lily aphid
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Neomyzus
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N. circumflexus
Binomial name
Neomyzus circumflexus
(Buckton, 1876)

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]

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