Macrosiphum hellebori Theobald & Walton, 1923

hellebore aphid

on Helleborus

Macrosiphum hellebori: aptera on Helleborus lividus subsp. corsicus

Helleborus lividus subsp. corsicus, UK © Bob Dransfield & Bob Brightwell, InfluentialPoints

gall

leaves are disfigured. Aphids 2-4 mm, yellowish green, darker marbling.

host plants

Ranunculaceae, monophagous

Helleborus foetidus, lividus & subsp. corsicus, niger, orientalis, purpurascens, viridis & subsp. bocconei.

references

Barbagallo & Massimino Cocuzza (2014a), Barbagallo & Pollini (2014a), Blackman & Eastop (2014a), Börner & Franz (1956a), Buhr (1964b), Heie (1994a), Nieto Nafría, Muñoz Martínez & Mier Durante (1987a), Mier Durante, Seco Fernández & Nieto Nafría (1989a), Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).