Pealius quercus (Signoret, 1868)
oak whitefy
woody plants
puparium (from Malumphy ao).
Betula pubescens, Noord-Hollands Duinreservaat, Bergen NH, 12.x.2021 © Luc Knijnsberg; identification conditional!|
detail.
parasite
Puparia ± 1 mm, one by one at the undersides of the leaves.
host plants
Aesculus hippocastanum;? Betula pendula; Carpinus betulus; Castanea sativa; Corylus avellana, heterophylla; Fagus sylvatica; Lonicera nigra, xylosteum; Ostrya virginiana; Quercus hartwissiana, ilex, petraea, robur, rubra; Tilia cordata, platyphyllos.
phenology
Univoltine. Hibernation as puparium on fallen leaves.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Aleyrodes quercus.
references
Bink, Bink-Moenen & Woets (1980a), Gertsson (2020a), Gómez-Menor (1944a), Gomez-Menor Ortega (1954a), Huldén (1986a), Jansen (2011a), Klasa (2011a), Klasa & Palaczyk (2008a, 2011a), Klasa & Wiśniowski (2016a), Kozár & Bink-Moenen (1988a), Lock (2020a), Malumphy, Ostrauskas & Pye (2009a), Martin, Mifsud & Rapisarda (2000a), Šimala & Masten Milek (2014a).