Periphyllus hirticornis (Walker, 1848)green maple-periphyllus-aphid
on Acer
green maple-periphyllus-aphid
on Acer
Acer campestre, UK © Bob Dransfield & Bob Brightwell, InfluentialPoints
aestivating larva (from Hille Ris Lambers, 1947b)
parasiet
Apterae 2-3 mm, relatively long-hairy, with short siphunculi; initially on the undersides of the leaves and on the petioles, but later mainly in the inflorescence and on the fruits. At the highest of the summer the larvae enter a summer diapause, aestivation; they ten sit in dense groups, preferably on the wings of the samaras.
host plants
Sapindaceae, narrowly monophagous
Acer campestre, monspessulanun.
synonyms
Chaitophorus, Periphyllus, granulatus Koch, 1854.
references
Barbagallo, Binazzi, Pennacchio & Pollini (2011a), Barbagallo & Massimino Cocuzza (2014a), Barbagallo & Pollini (2014a), Blackman & Eastop (2017), Heie (1982a), Hille Ris Lambers (1947a), Influential Points, (2017), Junkiert, Wieczorek & Wojciechowski (2011a), Lampel & Meier (2003a), Nieto Nafría & Mier Durante (1998a), Pérez Hidalgo, Martínez Peláez & Nieto Nafría (2001a), Petrović (1998a), Ripka, Reider & Szalay-Marzsó (1998a), Stroyan (1977a), Wieczorek & Junkiert (2012a), Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).