Cerataphis brasiliensis

Palm Aphid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Family:	Aphididae
Genus:	Cerataphis
Species:	C. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Cerataphis brasiliensis (Hempel, 1901)
Synonyms
Ceratovacuna brasiliensis Hempel (1901) Astegopteryx fransseni Hille Ris Lambers (1933) Aleurocanthus palmae Ghesquiere (1934) Cerataphis palmae Ghesquiere (1947) Cerataphis fransseni Hille Ris Lambers (1953) Cerataphis variabilis Hille Ris Lambers (1953)

The Palm Aphid, (Cerataphis brasiliensis), is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants.

Host plants

• Styrax benzoin
• Cocos nucifera
• Phoenix dactylifera
• Livistona chinensis
• Ptychosperma elegans
• Washingtonia robusta

References

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