Crescent-marked Lily Aphid
Crescent-marked Lily Aphid - Aulacorthum circumflexum
Alternative names
Neomyzus circumflexus
Mottled Arum Aphid
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.
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.
Further Information
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