Monaphis antennata (Kaltenbach, 1843)
solitary birch-aphid
on Betula
solitary birch-aphid
on Betula
Betula pubescens, UK © Bob Dransfield & Bob Brightwell, InfluentialPoints
parasite
De larvae are grass green with long black antennae; they sit one by one on the upperside of the midrib, stiffly pressed against the leaf. They move to the underside of the leaf for the final moult and turn then into alate viviparae.
host plants
Betulaceae, monophagous
Betula pendula, pubescens.
Heie mentions only B. pendula.
references
Barbagallo, Binazzi, Pennacchio & Pollini (2011a), Blackman & Eastop (2017), Börner & Franz (1956a), Danielsson (1974a), Krzywiec (1982a), Łabanowski & Soika (2011a), Heie (1982a), Lampel & Meier (2003a), Mier Durante & Nieto Nafría (1997a), Nieto Nafría & Mier Durante (1998a), Osiadacz & Wojciechowski (2008a), Petrović (1998a), Ripka, Reider & Szalay-Marzsó (1998a), Stroyan (1977a), Weis (1955a), Wieczorek & Kanturski (2011a), Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).