Ceruraphis eriophori (Walker, 1848)

wayfaring tree – sedge aphid

on Viburnum, primary host plant

Ceruraphis eriophori: galling on Viburnum lantana

Viburnum lantana, Hungary, Budapest © László Érsek

ant visit

Ceruraphis eriophori fundatrix on Viburnum lantana

fundatrix and larvae

Ceruraphis eriophori on Viburnum lantana

two alata

Ceruraphis eriophori on Viburnum lantana: parthenogenesis

birth of a larva

Ceruraphis eriophori: host plant

Viburnum lantana, Duitsland, Eiffel, Heimbach © Arnold Grosscurt

Ceruraphis eriophori: galled leaves

galled leaves

Ceruraphis eriophori: colony

colony

Ceruraphis eriophori on Viburnum lantata

Viburnum lantana, Belgium, prov. Namur, Viroinval, Nismes; © Stéphane Claerebout

gall

strong curling and bunching of the leaves.

host plants

Adoxaceae, monophagous

Viburnum lantana, opulus.

on graminoids, secondary host plant

hostplants

Cyperacae, Juncaceae, Typhaceae; polyphagous

Carex; Cyperus; Eriophorum vaginatum; Luzula “nemorosa”; Typha angustifolia, latifolia.

references

Barbagallo, Binazzi, Pennacchio & Pollini (2011a), Barbagallo & Pollini (2014a), Blackman & Eastop (2006a), Börner & Franz (1956a), Buga & Stekolshchikov (2012a), Buhr (1965a), Coulianos & Holmåsen (1991a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Heie (1992a), Hellrigl (2004a), Lampel & Meier (2007a), Müller (1986a), Petrović (1998a), Roskam (2009a), Redfern & Shirley (2006a), Tambs-Lyche (1970a), Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).