Aphis commensalis Stroyan, 1952
waxy buckthorn aphid
on Rhamnus
Rhamnus cathartica, Hungary, Kimle, 1.vi.2016 © LászlóÉrsek
colony
21.vi.2019, aptera with larvae
larvae
gall
In spring the fundatrix and her first offspring cause inrolling and twisting of the leaves; later in summer the aphids the by then vacated galls of Trichochermes walkeri. The aphids are dark greyish-green, heavily dusted with wax powder.
en
host plants
Rhamnaceae, narrowly monophagous
Rhamnus cathartica.
references
Blackman & Eastop (2014), Buhr (1965a), García Prieto & Nieto Nafría (2005a), Heie (1986a), Influential Points (2017), Lampel & Meier (2007a), Nieto Nafría, Mier Durante, García Prieto & Pérez Hidalgo (2005a), Pérez Hidalgo, Mier Durante & Nieto Nafría (2010a), Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).