Brachycaudus schwartzi (Börner, 1931)
on Prunus
Prunus x davidiopersica, Hungary, Budapest © László Érsek
detail
young and mature apterae
alata
Prunus persica © Encyclop’Aphid
gall
leaf rolls and leaf nests at the end of the branches.
host plants
Rosaceae, narrowly monophagous
Prunus x davidiopersica, persica.
Perhaps also P. serotina. References to other Prunus species probably are incorrect.
synonyms
Brachycaudus prunicola schwartzi; Appelia schwartzi; Aphis persicae Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1841.
references
Barbagallo, Binazzi, Pennacchio & Pollini (2011a), Barbagallo & Massimino Cocuzza (2014a), Blackman & Eastop (2014), Börner & Franz (1956a), Buhr (1965a), Cocuzza, Cavalieri, Jousselin ao (2007a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Franquinho Aguiar & Ilharco (2001a), Houard (1908a), Lampel & Meier (2007a), Mifsud, Mangion, Azzopardi ao (2011a), Petrović (1998a), Ripka, Reider & Szalay-Marzsó (1998a), Suay Cano & González Funes (1998b), Tomasi (2014a), Weis (1955a), Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).