Nasonovia compositellae Theobald, 1924
black-backed daisy aphid
on Hieracium, Pilosella
Pilosella officinarum, UK © Bob Dransfield & Bob Brightwell, InfluentialPoints
gall
The leaves are irregularly rolled in upwards. The aphids are dorsally shining black.
host plants
Asteraceae, monophagous
Hieracium; Pilosella officinarum.
synonyms
The species is divided in three geographical subspecies: compositellae (NW Europe), iberica (Iberian Peninsula), and nigra (rest of Europe), all three living on Hieracium s.l.
references
Blackman & Eastop (2014), Dransfield & Brightwell (2015a), Heie (1994a), Osiadacz & Wojciechowski (2008a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Tambs-Lyche (1970a).