Aleurochiton aceris (Modeer, 1778)
norway-maple whitefly
on Acer
Acer platanoides, Belgium, prov. Limbourg, Opglabbeek, Vallei van de Bosbeek, 5.ix.2018 © Carina Van Steenwinkel: winter puparium.
parasite
The winter puparium, originally golden but soon dark, but almost completely covered with a thick layer of wax powder. The summer puparium is colourless and translucent. Puparia at the undersides of the leaves.
host plants
Sapindaceae, narrowly monophagous
Acer cappadocicum, platanoides, tataricum.
phenology
Two generations, hibernation as puparium.
distribution within Europe
references
Bink, Bink-Moenen & Woets (1980a), Hellrigl (2004a), Huldén (1986a), Jansen (2011a), Jansen & Ivanova (2018a), Klasa (2011a), Klasa & Palaczyk (2008a), Klasa & Wiśniowski (2016a), Kozár, Guignard, Bachmann ao (1994a), Malumphy (2010a), Malumphy, Ostrauskas & Pye (2009a), Martin, Mifsud & Rapisarda (2000a), Šimala & Masten Milek (2013a), Wang, Martin, Xu & Du (2016a).