Identification guide to Nordic aphids associated with mosses, horsetails and ferns (Bryophyta, Equisetophyta, Polypodiophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Aphidoidea)
Albrecht, Anders Christian
European Journal of Taxonomy
2015
2015-10-21
145
1
55
(Sulzer, 1776)
Sulzer
1776
[652,1011,370,397]
Insecta
Aphididae
Myzus
Animalia
Aphidomorpha
44
45
Arthropoda
species
persicae
Fig. 36
Diagnosis Aptera 1.2–2.2 mm, almond-shaped, pale yellow to dirty yellow, olive, green, brownish, purple or reddish. Siphunculi twice as long as cauda or more, slightly swollen beyond middle. Dioecious, Fig. 36. Myzus persicae(Sulzer, 1776). Apterae and juveniles on Capsella bursa-pastoris. 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.
Recorded Pteridophyta host Pteridaceae: Adiantumsp.
Distribution D F N S.