Aphis violae Schouteden, 1900
violet root collar aphid
on Viola
Viola odorata, UK © Bob Dransfield & Bob Brightwell, InfluentialPoints
gall
ant-attended aphids on the lower and subterranean parts of the plant. The aphids are 1-2 mm long, mottled olive green; antennae longer than the body, siphunculi black, somewhat longer than the slender, brownish cauda.
host plants
Violaceae, monophagous
Viola arvensis, hirta, mirabilis, odorata, palustris, reichenbachiana, tricolor.
synonyms
Toxopterina violae.
references
Blackman & Eastop (2014), Börner & Franz (1956a), Buhr (1965a), Durak, Durak & Borowiak-Sobkowiak (0000a, 2011a), Heie (1986a), Meliá (1991a), Müller (1986a), Nieto Nafría, Mier Durante, García Prieto & Pérez Hidalgo (2005a), Petrović (1998a), Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).