Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Aphis leontodontis

Aphis leontodontis (Börner, 1950)

on Hypochaeris, Leontodon, Scorzoneroides

parasite

Apterae 1-2 mm, greenish black, on the etiolated basal parts of ground leaves, often hidden in ant shelters.

host plants

Asteraceae, oligophagous

Hypochaeris maculata; Leontodon hispidus, incanus; Scorzoneroides autumnalis (= Leontodon a.)

references

Blackman & Eastop (2017), Heie (1986a), Müller (1986a), Osiadacz & Wojciechowski (2008a), Stekolshchikov, Leshchinskaya, Buga & Voronova (2010a), Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).

Last modified 22.i.2019