Eotetranychus tiliarium (Hermann, 1804)

lime spider mite

on Tilia, etc.

Tilia cordata, Hungary, Budapest, 12.vii.2019 © László Érsek

heavily infected leaf, undersid

the upper side of the leaf gets a characteristic mottled aspect

group of mites

eggs in the thin web that covers the entire colony

mite and egg

another specimen

host plants

polyphagous

Acer campestre, pseudoplatanus; Malus x purpurea; Rosa rugosa; Tilia americana, cordata, x euchlora, x europaea, platyphyllos, tomentosa

synonyms

Tetranychus tiliarum.

references

Buhr (1965a), Kollár (2007a), Kontschán & Ripka (2017a).