Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Aphididae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Hemiptera Genus Myzus | |
Similar Myzus, True bugs, Myzus ascalonicus, Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon, Aulacorthum | ||
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.
Host plants
It is known to live on both wild Cherry and domesticated cherry varieties.
References
Myzus ornatus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA