Brachycaudus divaricatae Shaposhnikov, 1956
on Prunus, primary host plant
parasite
Apterae ± 2 mm, shining dark brown to black, rolling leaves of Prunus in spring.
hostplants
Rosaceae, monophagous
Prunus cerasifera.
Rarely Prunus domestica, spinosa.
on Silene, secondary host plant
hostplants
Caryophyllaceae, monophagous
Silene latifolia.
distribution within Europe
notes
The migration to the summer host is facultative, and in some regions doesn’t take place altogether.
references
Blackman & Eastop (2018), Buga & Stekolshchikov (2012a), Rakauskas & Trukšinaitė (2011a).