Tuberculatus borealis (Krzywiec, 1971)

blue-green oak aphid

on Quercus

Tuberculatus borealis on Quercus robur

Quercus robur, UK © Bob Dransfield & Bob Brightwell, InfluentialPoints

parasite

All adult viviparae are winged. They are about 2 mm long, mottled green, easily mistaken for T. annulatus, and not seldom occurring together with that species.

host plants

Fagaceae, monophagous

Quercus petraea, pubescens, robur.

Mainly on Q. robur

synonyms

Tuberculoides borealis.

references

Barbagallo, Binazzi, Pennacchio & Pollini (2011a), Blackman & Eastop (2017), Heie (1982a), Krzywiec (1982a), Nieto Nafría & Mier Durante (1998a), Petrović (1998a), Şenol, Akyildirim Beğen, Görür & Demi̇rtaş (2014a), Stroyan (1977a), Wieczorek & Kanturski (2011a).