Populus tremula, Belgium, prov. Namur, Wiesme © Jean-Yves Baugnée

host plants

Salicaceae, oligophagous

Populus nigra, tremula, trichocarpa; Salix alba, aurita, caprea, x fragilis, apponum.

Preference for P. tremula.

parasitoids, predators

Pteromalus varians.

notes

Wallin describe from Scandinavia a subspecies S. p. lappnica, that lives exclusively on Salix lapponum.

references

Béguinot (2001c, 2002g,h, 2006a, 2007c, 2012a), Bellmann (2012a), Blanes-Dalmau, Caballero-López & Pujade-Villar (2017a), Buhr (1965a), Charles, Nef, Allegro, ao (2014a), Chinery (2011a), Cogolludo (1921a), Coulianos & Holmåsen (1991a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Funke (1985a), Hellrigl (2010c, 2012b), Houard (1908a), Kollár (2011a), Koops (2013a), Lambinon, Carbonnelle & Claerebout (2015a), Lambinon, Schneider & Feitz (2012a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Sylvén (1960a), Todorov, Toshova & Tóth (2014a), Tomasi (2014a), Vitali (2018a), Wallin, Kvamme & Bergsten (2017a).