Aphis armata Hausmann, 1802
foxglove aphid
on Digitalis
Digitalis purpurea, UK © Bob Dransfield & Bob Brightwell, InfluentialPoints
parasite
Apterae 2-3 mm, black, resembling A. fabae; in the inflorescence, vigorously attended by ants.
host plants
Plantaginaceae, monophagous
Digitalis grandiflora, lanata, lutea & subsp. australis, purpurea.
references
Barbagallo & Massimino Cocuzza (2014a), Barbagallo & Pollini (2014a), Blackman & Eastop (2018), Börner & Franz (1956a), Buhr (196b), Dransfield & Brightwell (2015a), García Prieto, Pérez Hidalgo, Mier Durante & Nieto Nafría (2004a), Lampel & Meier (2007a), Nieto Nafría, Mier Durante, García Prieto & Pérez Hidalgo (2005a), Nieto Nafría, Muñoz Martínez & Mier Durante (1987a), Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).