Aphis nasturtii, the buckthorn aphid or buckthorn-potato aphid, is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera.
It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants.
[1] It is known to be a major insect pest on sunflower plants, lettuce, potato, beets, and buckthorn.
The aphid is also act as a vector to 15 plant viruses.
This article related to members of the insect family Aphididae is a stub.