Aphidura picta Hille Ris Lambers, 1956
on Dianthus, Silene
parasite
Apterae 1-2 mm, yellowish to green with pale brown head and prothorax, very variable shiny brown dorsal abdominal markings, and dark brown-black siphunculi. In the inflorescences.
host plants
Caryophyllaceae, oligophagous
Dianthus barbatus, caryophyllus, crinitus; Silene conoidea, fruticosa, italica, otites, paradoxa, secundiflora, thymifolia, vulgaris.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Aphidura mingens Pintera, 1970.
references
Blackman & Eastop (2019), González Funes & Michelena Saval (1988b), Nieto Nafría, Mier Durante & Remaudière (2013a).