Macrosiphoniella oblonga (Mordvilko, 1901)

slender mugwort aphid

on Artemisia, etc.

Macrosiphoniella oblonga: aptera on Artemisia vulgaris

Artemisia vulgaris, UK © Bob Dransfield & Bob Brightwell, InfluentialPoints

parasite

Apterae 3-5 mm long-bodied, pale green or apple green. Usually dispersed on undersides of lower leaves.

host plants

Asteraceae-Anthemidea, narrowly oligophagous

Argyranthemum frutescens; Artemisia absinthium, campestris, vulgaris; Chrysanthemum indicum; Dendranthema morifolium; Leucanthemum; Tanacetum.

Mainly on Artemisia vulgaris; only exceptionally on Leucanthemum and Tanacetum.

synonyms

Paczoskia oblonga.

references

Barbagallo, Binazzi, Pennacchio & Pollini (2011a), Barbagallo & Massimino Cocuzza (2014a), Barbagallo & Pollini (2014a), Blackman & Eastop (2018), Börner & Franz (1956a), Buga & Stekolshchikov (2012a), Hellrigl (2004a), Lampel (1988a), Lampel & Meier (2007a), Osiadacz & Wojciechowski (2008a), Stekolshchikov & Novgorodova (2013a), Tizado Morales & Nieto Nafría (1991a), Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).