Capitophorus hippophaes

Capitophorus hippophaes (common name - polygonum aphid), is a species of aphid in the family Aphididae.^[2] It was first described in 1852 by Francis Walker as Aphis hippophaes.^[3][4]

Capitophorus hippophaes
Capitophorus hippophaes on a Persicaria sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Sternorrhyncha
Family:	Aphididae
Subfamily:	Aphidinae
Tribe:	Macrosiphini
Genus:	Capitophorus
Species:	C. hippophaes
Binomial name
Capitophorus hippophaes (Walker, 1852)
Synonyms[1]
Aphis hippophaes Walker, 1852 Phorodon hippophaes (Walker, 1852)

Primary host plants are species in the Hippophae family,^[5] and in the genus Elaeagnus,^[2] and secondary hosts are species in the genera Persicaria, and Polygonum.^[2]

It is native to Europe.^[6] However, it is also found in the United States and Canada,^[7] New Zealand,^[8] the Korean Peninsula,^[9] Taiwan,^[10] Pakistan, South Africa, Georgia, Bangladesh, Ecuador,^[11] and Australia.