Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Aphrophora alni

Aphrophora alni (Fallén, 1805)

alder spittlebug

adults on broadleaved trees

Aphrophora alni

Hoofddorp, 26.vii.2021 © Laurens van der Linde

parasite

Larvae in a mass of froth on low plants; adults free on the branches of trees and shrubs.

host plants, imago

polyphagous

Alnus glutinosa; Artemisia abrotanum; Betula pubescens; Castanea sativa; Corylus;Cytisus; Hedera helix; Magnolia stellata; Populus x canadensis; Prunus serotina, spinosa; Pteridium aquilinum; Rosa; Salix caprea; Tamarix gallica.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

references

Baugnée (2003c), Endrestøl (2008a), Halarewicz (2011a), Malenkovský & Lauterer (2012a), Mazzoni (2005a), Meijer, Smit, Beukeboom & Schilthuizen (2012a), Mühlethaler, Holzinger, Nickel & Wachmann (2018a), Nickel & Niedringhaus (2009a), Roskam (2019a), Söderman (2007a), Sushko & Borodin (2009a).

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