Brachycaudus amygdalinus (Schouteden, 1905)
on Prunus, primary host plant
Prunus x davidiopersica, Hungary, Budapest © László Érsek; det Bob Dransfield
detail
young and mature apterae
alata
gall
in spring the leaves are rolled, obliquely relative to the midrib.
host plants
Rosaceae, narrowly monophagous
Prunus domestica, dulcis, persica, tenella.
Mainly P. dulcis.
on Polygonaceae, secondary host plants
gall
In Polygonum aviculare the larvae live in the ochrea, the membranaceous tube around each node.
host plants
Polygonaceae, oligophagous
Polygonum aviculare; Persicaria maculosa; Fagopyrum acutatum.
synonyms
Aphis amygdalinus.
references
Barbagallo, Binazzi, Pennacchio & Pollini (2011a), Barbagallo & Pollini (2014a), Blackman & Eastop (2014), Buhr (1965a), Houard (1908a), Lampel & Meier (2007a), Meliá Masiá (1986a), Petrović (1998a), Ripka, Reider & Szalay-Marzsó (1998a), Tavares (1905a), Tolga & Yoldaş (2019a), Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).