Scientific Name	Myzus persicae
Common Name	peach-potato aphid; Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae;
Taxonomy ID	13164
Lineage	cellular organisms > Eukaryota > Opisthokonta > Metazoa > Eumetazoa > Bilateria > Protostomia > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Arthropoda > Mandibulata > Pancrustacea > Hexapoda > Insecta > Dicondylia > Pterygota > Neoptera > Paraneoptera > Hemiptera > Sternorrhyncha > Aphidiformes > Aphidomorpha > Aphidoidea > Aphididae > Aphidinae > Macrosiphini > Myzus
External Links	NCBI;
Representative Assembly	MPER_G0061.0	GCF_001856785.1	DNA GFF

Description:

Myzus persicae, also known as the green peach aphid, is a species of aphid found worldwide and a significant pest of peach trees. The genome is being sequenced and analyzed in comparison to the genome of the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum.