Crescent-marked Lily Aphid

Crescent-marked Lily Aphid - Aulacorthum circumflexum

Alternative names
Neomyzus circumflexus
Mottled Arum Aphid
Description

Apterae are small (1.2 - 2.6 mm) and typically yellowish-green with black markings on the thorax and abdomen.  In lightly marked individuals, the abdominal markings form a U shape but this can be obscured in darker specimens.  The antennae are longer than the body and the siphunculi have dark flanges at their tips.

Alates are pale green with more extensive dark markings.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Found on a wide range of plants, particularly in greenhouses.

Life History

The species appears to reproduce only by parthenogenesis.

UK Status

Rarely recorded.

VC55 Status

Rare or under-recorded.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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