Trade of palm and coconut tree varieties for ornamental and agricultural regions has allowed for expansion of this aphid's range.

[1] Cerataphis lataniae is wingless, small, oval flattened, shiny-brown or orange-brown with a flat white fringe of wax.

[2] Cerataphis lataniae commonly colonizes Styrax spp., and secondary hosts in the Arecaceae (palms), Pandanaceae, Orchidaceae (orchids), and Araceae families.

[1] The aphid originates in the two tropic regions of the Northern Mariana Islands and Federated States of Micronesia Asian Countries as well as throughout Asian countries (city): China (Hainan and Hong Kong), India (Maharashtra), Indonesia (Java), Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan.

[2] Cerataphis lataniae can be found outside of tropical regions, common on palms in greenhouses, and especially in Germany.

The palms in European greenhouses associated with the first documented findings of the aphid in Europe were of exotic origin.