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

References

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